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C21000 Brass vs. C71000 Copper-nickel

Both C21000 brass and C71000 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C21000 brass and the bottom bar is C71000 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 36 to 73
59 to 85
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 44 to 68
56 to 73
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240 to 450
320 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 57
6.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
37
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 14
10 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 15
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.1 to 15
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 94 to 96
73.5 to 80.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 23
Zinc (Zn), % 3.7 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants