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C47940 Brass vs. C70600 Copper-nickel

Both C47940 brass and C70600 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C47940 brass and the bottom bar is C70600 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 34
3.0 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
46
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 310
190 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 520
290 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 390
63 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
33
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 100
6.5 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 740
16 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 17
9.1 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 17
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 63 to 66
84.7 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.5
9.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 34.6
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants