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C33000 Brass vs. C70600 Copper-nickel

Both C33000 brass and C70600 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C33000 brass and the bottom bar is C70600 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
3.0 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
46
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
190 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
290 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
63 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
9.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
33
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
6.5 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 950
16 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
9.1 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
84.7 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants