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C96700 Copper vs. C44500 Brass

Both C96700 copper and C44500 brass are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96700 copper and the bottom bar is C44500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 53
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1170
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1110
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
26
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1080
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.9
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
12

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 1.1 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 62.4 to 68.8
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
25.2 to 29.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4