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C38000 Brass vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

Both C38000 brass and C96300 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
130
Elongation at Break, % 17
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
42
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
72.3 to 80.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.25 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5