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C99700 Brass vs. C14510 Copper

Both C99700 brass and C14510 copper are copper alloys. They have 60% 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 C99700 brass and the bottom bar is C14510 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 25
9.1 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
33
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
25 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
230 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
9.2 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
11 to 12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11 to 12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
99.15 to 99.69
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.030
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0