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CC761S Brass vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

Both CC761S brass and C77600 nickel silver 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC761S brass and the bottom bar is C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.7
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 43
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
27
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 83
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
12 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 8.9 to 19
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5