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CC760S Brass vs. C73500 Nickel Silver

Both CC760S brass and C73500 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC760S brass and the bottom bar is C73500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
380 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 40
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
35
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.2
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 88
70.5 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
16.5 to 19.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10.7 to 17
5.7 to 13
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5