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C96600 Copper vs. C99750 Brass

Both C96600 copper and C99750 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C96600 copper and the bottom bar is C99750 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
130
Elongation at Break, % 7.0
20 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
220 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 280
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47
87 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 830
190 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.7
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 3.0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 69.8
55 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
17 to 23
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0 to 5.0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17 to 23
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3