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CC762S Brass vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

Both CC762S brass and C77400 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 71% 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 CC762S brass and the bottom bar is C77400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.3
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
25
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1290
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 7.0
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 67
43 to 47
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 3.0
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 13.4 to 36
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5