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C99700 Brass vs. C82600 Copper

Both C99700 brass and C82600 copper are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99700 brass and the bottom bar is C82600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 25
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
570 to 1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
320 to 1070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
11 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
430 to 4690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
18 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
17 to 28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.3 to 2.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
94.9 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5