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C46200 Brass vs. C72200 Copper-nickel

Both C46200 brass and C72200 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 C46200 brass and the bottom bar is C72200 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 480
350 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
34
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
36
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
9.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
12 to 20

Alloy Composition


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Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
78.1 to 84.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15 to 18
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 33.3 to 37.5
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants