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C32000 Brass vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

Both C32000 brass and C97800 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 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, % 6.8 to 29
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
40
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
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), % 10.6 to 15
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4