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C38000 Brass vs. C96900 Copper-nickel

Both C38000 brass and C96900 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C38000 brass and the bottom bar is C96900 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
4.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
39
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
72
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
2820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
30

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
73.6 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14.5 to 15.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5