H10 C23400 Brass vs. H10 C72500 Copper-nickel
Both H10 C23400 brass and H10 C72500 copper-nickel are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H10 (extra spring) temper. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is H10 C23400 brass and the bottom bar is H10 C72500 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.34 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 91 | |
| 91 |
| Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 78 | |
| 78 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 45 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 | |
| 670 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 970 | |
| 1130 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 930 | |
| 1060 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 54 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 27 | |
| 35 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 55 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 36 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
| 23 |
Alloy Composition
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| Copper (Cu), % | 81 to 84 | |
| 85.2 to 89.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 8.5 to 10.5 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.8 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 15.7 to 19 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |