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C44400 Brass vs. C96900 Copper-nickel

Both C44400 brass and C96900 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C44400 brass and the bottom bar is C96900 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
39
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
72
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
2820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
30

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
73.6 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
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), % 0.9 to 1.2
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5