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C85900 Brass vs. C19200 Copper

Both C85900 brass and C19200 copper are copper alloys. They have 60% 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 C85900 brass and the bottom bar is C19200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 30
2.0 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
98 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
240
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
58 to 74
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
58 to 75

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
10 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
42 to 1120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
8.8 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
69
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
10 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
98.5 to 99.19
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0.010 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2