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C38000 Brass vs. C96400 Copper-nickel

Both C38000 brass and C96400 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is C96400 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
140
Elongation at Break, % 17
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
51
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
1170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
45
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
62.3 to 71.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0.25 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
28 to 32
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