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C24000 Brass vs. C70600 Copper-nickel

Both C24000 brass and C70600 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C24000 brass and the bottom bar is C70600 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 640
290 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
9.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 34
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
33
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 21
9.1 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 22
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 81.5
84.7 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 18.2 to 21.5
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants