C72800 Copper-nickel vs. C47940 Brass
Both C72800 copper-nickel and C47940 brass are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C72800 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C47940 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.9 to 23 | |
| 14 to 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 740 | |
| 250 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 1270 | |
| 380 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 1210 | |
| 160 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 850 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 920 | |
| 800 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 55 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 38 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.4 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 68 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 37 to 99 | |
| 68 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 5650 | |
| 120 to 740 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 40 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 30 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 17 | |
| 36 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 45 | |
| 13 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 78.3 to 82.8 | |
| 63 to 66 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.1 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.0050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.050 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0.1 to 0.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.1 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0025 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
| 1.2 to 2.0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 28.1 to 34.6 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |