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C99700 Brass vs. C16500 Copper

Both C99700 brass and C16500 copper are copper alloys. They have 60% 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 C99700 brass and the bottom bar is C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
31
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
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
11 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5