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C71580 Copper-nickel vs. C49300 Brass

Both C71580 copper-nickel and C49300 brass are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C71580 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C49300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
100
Elongation at Break, % 40
4.5 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 51
40
Shear Strength, MPa 230
270 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
430 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
210 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.7
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.7
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
26
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
21 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 47
220 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Copper (Cu), % 65.5 to 71
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
30.6 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5