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C99750 Brass vs. C10500 Copper

Both C99750 brass and C10500 copper are copper alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99750 brass and the bottom bar is C10500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
120
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 30
2.8 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 77 to 82
10 to 62
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
220 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 280
75 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
32
Density, g/cm3 8.1
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 110
11 to 90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 300
24 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
6.8 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
9.1 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
7.8 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 61
99.89 to 99.966
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 17 to 23
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 5.0
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.034 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 17 to 23
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050