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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. C48500 Brass

Both C96300 copper-nickel and C48500 brass are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96300 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C48500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
13 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
160 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
23
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
56 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13 to 17

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
1.3 to 2.2
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
34.3 to 39.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4