C72900 Copper-nickel vs. C46500 Brass
Both C72900 copper-nickel and C46500 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C72900 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.0 to 20 | |
| 18 to 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 540 to 630 | |
| 280 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 870 to 1080 | |
| 380 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 700 to 920 | |
| 190 to 490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 120 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.8 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 39 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.6 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 72 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 360 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 49 to 210 | |
| 99 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2030 to 3490 | |
| 170 to 1170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 34 | |
| 13 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 27 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.6 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 to 38 | |
| 13 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 74.1 to 78 | |
| 59 to 62 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 14.5 to 15.5 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 7.5 to 8.5 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 36.2 to 40.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |