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C43000 Brass vs. CC383H Copper-nickel

Both C43000 brass and CC383H copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C43000 brass and the bottom bar is CC383H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
140
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1130
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
5.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
44
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.010
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
64 to 69.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 31
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0