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C96700 Copper vs. C26800 Brass

Both C96700 copper and C26800 brass are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96700 copper and the bottom bar is C26800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 53
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210
310 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1170
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1110
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
24
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
10 to 22

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 1.1 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 62.4 to 68.8
64 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 36
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3