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CC382H Copper-nickel vs. C85500 Brass

Both CC382H copper-nickel and C85500 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC382H copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C85500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
100
Elongation at Break, % 20
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 53
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.5
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.6
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.8
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.2
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
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
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 32
0 to 0.2
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
35.1 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9