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C41300 Brass vs. C72200 Copper-nickel

Both C41300 brass and C72200 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C41300 brass and the bottom bar is C72200 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 88
71 to 86
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 20 to 77
64 to 75
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 630
350 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
34
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
6.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
36
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6 to 20
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 19
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
9.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
78.1 to 84.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15 to 18
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.1 to 10.3
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants