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H04 C66300 Brass vs. H04 C75200 Nickel Silver

Both H04 C66300 brass and H04 C75200 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H04 (full hard) temper. They have 75% 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 H04 C66300 brass and the bottom bar is H04 C75200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
33
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
33
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
62
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 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
18

Alloy Composition

Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 84.5 to 87.5
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 1.4 to 2.4
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.0 to 12.8
12.7 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5