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C33200 Brass vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

Both C33200 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33200 brass and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
130
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
40
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 960
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 17
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 17
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
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), % 29 to 33.5
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4