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C87800 Brass vs. C15900 Copper

Both C87800 brass and C15900 copper are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87800 brass and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 86
95
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
30
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0.76 to 0.84
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.33
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 84.2
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.040
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.8 to 4.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0