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C96700 Copper vs. C48500 Brass

Both C96700 copper and C48500 brass are copper alloys. They have 61% 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 C96700 copper and the bottom bar is C48500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
100
Elongation at Break, % 10
13 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 53
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1170
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1110
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
23
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
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: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
56 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1080
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.9
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
13 to 17

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 1.1 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 62.4 to 68.8
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
1.3 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
34.3 to 39.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4