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C85900 Brass vs. C19500 Copper

Both C85900 brass and C19500 copper are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85900 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, % 30
2.3 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
380 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
120 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
50 to 56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
50 to 57

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
14 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
59 to 1530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.020
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
94.9 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0.010 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0.1 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2