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H02 C48600 Brass vs. H02 C78200 Nickel Silver

Both H02 C48600 brass and H02 C78200 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H02 (half hard) temper. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is H02 C48600 brass and the bottom bar is H02 C78200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 58
78
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Shear Strength, MPa 230
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
28
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
63 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 39.7
20.2 to 28.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5