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C96300 Copper-nickel vs. C68400 Brass

Both C96300 copper-nickel and C68400 brass are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96300 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C68400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 49
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1200
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1150
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
87
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 720
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 72.3 to 80.8
59 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 1.5
0.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0.030 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.6 to 39.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5