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C96700 Copper vs. C68100 Brass

Both C96700 copper and C68100 brass are copper alloys. They have 59% 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 C68100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
100
Elongation at Break, % 10
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 53
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1210
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1170
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1110
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
98
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 90
23
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1080
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.9
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.5
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Beryllium (Be), % 1.1 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 62.4 to 68.8
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0.010 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.4 to 43
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5