C72200 Copper-nickel vs. C99400 Brass
Both C72200 copper-nickel and C99400 brass are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C72200 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C99400 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 130 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 48 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 580 | |
| 460 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 230 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 1070 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.5 | |
| 17 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.6 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.9 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.0 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 18 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 17 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 20 | |
| 16 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 78.1 to 84.2 | |
| 83.5 to 96.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 15 to 18 | |
| 1.0 to 3.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.5 to 5.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |