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C27200 Brass vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

Both C27200 brass and C77400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C27200 brass and the bottom bar is C77400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 50
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 86
73
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 320
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 590
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 410
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
25
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 270
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 810
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 20
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
43 to 47
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 34.6 to 38
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5