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C48200 Brass vs. C96900 Copper-nickel

Both C48200 brass and C96900 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C48200 brass and the bottom bar is C96900 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 40
4.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 500
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 320
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
39
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
72
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61 to 140
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 500
2820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 16
30

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
73.6 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14.5 to 15.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 35.5 to 40.1
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5