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C33000 Brass vs. C71500 Copper-nickel

Both C33000 brass and C71500 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33000 brass and the bottom bar is C71500 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
380 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
4.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
4.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
41
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
63.5 to 70.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants