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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. C38000 Brass

Both C96300 copper-nickel and C38000 brass are copper alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96300 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
100
Elongation at Break, % 11
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
22
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
50
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
74
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.9 to 43.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5