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C26000 Brass vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

Both C26000 brass and C97800 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C26000 brass and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
130
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
40
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
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), % 28.1 to 31.5
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4