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C43000 Brass vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

Both C43000 brass and C96300 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 77% 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 C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
130
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
42
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
72.3 to 80.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
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), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5