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C84800 Brass vs. C19500 Copper

Both C84800 brass and C19500 copper are copper alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84800 brass and the bottom bar is C19500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 18
2.3 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
380 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
120 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
50 to 56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
50 to 57

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
31
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
14 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
59 to 1530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 77
94.9 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
1.0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 5.5 to 7.0
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0.010 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.1 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2