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C96900 Copper-nickel vs. C26000 Brass

Both C96900 copper-nickel and C26000 brass are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96900 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C26000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
2.5 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
320 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830
110 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
25
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 72
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38
6.1 to 420
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2820
51 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
13 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
11 to 23

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0059
Copper (Cu), % 73.6 to 78
68.5 to 71.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 15.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
28.1 to 31.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3