C71580 Copper-nickel vs. C42500 Brass
Both C71580 copper-nickel and C42500 brass are copper alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C71580 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C42500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 40 | |
2.0 to 49 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.33 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 51 | |
42 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 230 | |
220 to 360 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 | |
310 to 630 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 | |
120 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
200 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 260 | |
180 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1180 | |
1030 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1120 | |
1010 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.7 | |
28 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.7 | |
29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 41 | |
30 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.1 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 74 | |
46 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
330 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 | |
12 to 130 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 47 | |
64 to 1570 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.5 | |
7.1 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
9.9 to 20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
12 to 19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
36 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
11 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 65.5 to 71 | |
87 to 90 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 29 to 33 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
1.5 to 3.0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
6.1 to 11.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |