H01 C36200 Brass vs. H01 C72800 Copper-nickel
Both H01 C36200 brass and H01 C72800 copper-nickel are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H01 (quarter hard) temper. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is H01 C36200 brass and the bottom bar is H01 C72800 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 13 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.34 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 62 | |
| 89 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 230 | |
| 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 | |
| 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 340 | |
| 520 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 120 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
| 920 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 55 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 26 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 28 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 38 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 4.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 68 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 74 | |
| 78 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 560 | |
| 1170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.9 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 22 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 60 to 63 | |
| 78.3 to 82.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0.0050 to 0.15 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 9.5 to 10.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0025 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 7.5 to 8.5 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 32.4 to 36.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |