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C71520 Copper-nickel vs. C84500 Brass

Both C71520 copper-nickel and C84500 brass are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C71520 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
100
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 45
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 51
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 570
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 430
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1170
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 32
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.7
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.8
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54 to 130
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 67 to 680
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 18
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 17
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 71.6
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 33
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7