C38000 Brass vs. C72200 Copper-nickel

Both C38000 brass and C72200 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 C38000 brass and the bottom bar is C72200 copper-nickel.

UNS C38000 (CW624N) Leaded Brass UNS C72200 Chromium-Bearing Copper-Nickel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		130

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		39
Shear Modulus, GPa		48

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		350 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		170
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		220

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		110
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		230

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1180

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		760
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1120

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		110
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		34

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		22
Base Metal Price, % relative		36

Density, g/cm³		8.0
Density, g/cm³		8.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.9

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		46
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		59

Embodied Water, L/kg		330
Embodied Water, L/kg		300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.0

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		11 to 18

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		12 to 17

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		9.6

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.5
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		0.3 to 0.7

Copper (Cu), %		55 to 60
Copper (Cu), %		78.1 to 84.2

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), %		0.5 to 1.0

Lead (Pb), %		1.5 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		15 to 18

Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		35.9 to 43.5
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 1.0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.2