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CC382H Copper-nickel vs. C68700 Brass

Both CC382H copper-nickel and C68700 brass are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 CC382H copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C68700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 53
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.5
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.6
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
26
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
90
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.8
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.2
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
1.8 to 2.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 62.8 to 68.4
76 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
17.8 to 22.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5