85-silver 15-nickel vs. C43500 Brass
85-silver 15-nickel belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C43500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is 85-silver 15-nickel and the bottom bar is C43500 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 88 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.36 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 32 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 to 470 | |
| 320 to 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 140 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 870 | |
| 1000 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 960 | |
| 970 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 86 | |
| 28 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 75 | |
| 30 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 10 | |
| 8.5 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 4.8 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 to 13 | |
| 10 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.9 to 13 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 21 | |
| 11 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 79 to 83 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.090 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 13.8 to 16 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 84 to 86 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 15.4 to 20.4 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |