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C24000 Brass vs. C76400 Nickel Silver

Both C24000 brass and C76400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C24000 brass and the bottom bar is C76400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 640
590 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
5.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 34
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
32
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 21
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
18 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 43
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 22
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 81.5
58.5 to 61.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
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
Zinc (Zn), % 18.2 to 21.5
17.7 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants