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C23400 Brass vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

Both C23400 brass and C97800 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 68% 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 C23400 brass and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 640
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
40
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 81 to 84
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 15.7 to 19
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4