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CC764S Brass vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

Both CC764S brass and C74000 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CC764S brass and the bottom bar is C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
380 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 810
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 52 to 66
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
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 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 20.7 to 50.2
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5