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O60 C36200 Brass vs. O60 C71520 Copper-nickel

Both O60 C36200 brass and O60 C71520 copper-nickel are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the O60 (soft annealed) temper. They have 62% 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 O60 C36200 brass and the bottom bar is O60 C71520 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
140
Elongation at Break, % 53
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
51
Shear Strength, MPa 210
250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
32
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
5.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
5.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
40
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
67
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
65 to 71.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
28 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5