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C36200 Brass vs. C75400 Nickel Silver

Both C36200 brass and C75400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C36200 brass and the bottom bar is C75400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 53
2.0 to 43
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 62 to 78
60 to 90
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
46
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 240
250 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 420
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 360
130 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
32
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 140
12 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 630
75 to 1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 14
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 15
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 16
Zinc (Zn), % 32.4 to 36.5
16.2 to 22.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants