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C23400 Brass vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

Both C23400 brass and C77100 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C23400 brass and the bottom bar is C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 640
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
27
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 81 to 84
52 to 56
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Zinc (Zn), % 15.7 to 19
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5