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C32000 Brass vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

Both C32000 brass and C77400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C32000 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, % 6.8 to 29
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
25
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
43 to 47
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5