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CC761S Brass vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

Both CC761S brass and C97400 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC761S brass and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 8.7
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 960
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 43
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
33
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.0
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 83
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.8
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
15.5 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 8.9 to 19
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0