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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. C43400 Brass

Both C96300 copper-nickel and C43400 brass are copper alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C43400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
310 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
110 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
57 to 1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
11 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
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
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
11.4 to 15.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5