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C99750 Brass vs. C15500 Copper

Both C99750 brass and C15500 copper are copper alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C15500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
120
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 30
3.0 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 280
130 to 530

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
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
33
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 110
15 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 300
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
11 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
9.8 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 61
99.75 to 99.853
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Manganese (Mn), % 17 to 23
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 5.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 17 to 23
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2