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C99700 Brass vs. C19100 Copper

Both C99700 brass and C19100 copper 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 C99700 brass and the bottom bar is C19100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 25
17 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
250 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
75 to 550

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
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
56

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
33
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
60 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
24 to 1310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
9.9 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
8.9 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
96.5 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.9 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.35 to 0.6
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5