C71640 Copper-nickel vs. C44300 Brass
Both C71640 copper-nickel and C44300 brass are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C71640 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C44300 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 52 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 630 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 460 | |
| 120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 180 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 260 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 940 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 900 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 25 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 27 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 40 | |
| 26 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.0 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 73 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 280 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 750 | |
| 65 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.7 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.2 | |
| 35 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 21 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 61.7 to 67.8 | |
| 70 to 73 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.7 to 2.3 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 29 to 32 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 25.2 to 29.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |