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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. C46200 Brass

Both C96300 copper-nickel and C46200 brass are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96300 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
17 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
370 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
120 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
69 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
72 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12 to 16

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33.3 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4