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C96600 Copper vs. C43000 Brass

Both C96600 copper and C43000 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 C43000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.0
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
320 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
130 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 280
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47
20 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 830
82 to 1350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.7
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
10 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
11 to 25

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 69.8
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.7 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0
9.7 to 14.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5