CC751S Brass vs. CC382H Copper-nickel
Both CC751S brass and CC382H copper-nickel are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CC751S brass and the bottom bar is CC382H copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 130 | |
| 130 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 140 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 | |
| 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 53 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 | |
| 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 | |
| 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 240 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 850 | |
| 1180 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 810 | |
| 1120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 25 | |
| 5.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 28 | |
| 5.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 41 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 5.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 76 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 23 | |
| 85 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 480 | |
| 290 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 8.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 35 | |
| 8.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62.7 to 66 | |
| 62.8 to 68.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.25 to 0.5 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.8 to 2.2 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 29 to 32 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.65 to 1.1 | |
| 0.15 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tellurium (Te), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 27.9 to 35.6 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |