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C26000 Brass vs. C96900 Copper-nickel

Both C26000 brass and C96900 copper-nickel 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 C26000 brass and the bottom bar is C96900 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

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

Thermal Properties

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

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
73.6 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
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
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5