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C66200 Brass vs. C72500 Copper-nickel

Both C66200 brass and C72500 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66200 brass and the bottom bar is C72500 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
420 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1130
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
54
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
35
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
13 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
14 to 27

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
85.2 to 89.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
8.5 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
1.8 to 2.8
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2