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C96600 Copper vs. C42200 Brass

Both C96600 copper and C42200 brass are copper alloys. They have 67% 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 C96600 copper and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.0
2.0 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
300 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
100 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 280
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 830
49 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
10 to 21

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 69.8
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.7 to 13.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5