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C33000 Brass vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

Both C33000 brass and C76200 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33000 brass and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 26 to 69
66 to 91
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
29
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13.5
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants