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C37100 Brass vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

Both C37100 brass and C77100 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C37100 brass and the bottom bar is C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 520
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 390
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
27
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 750
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 17
19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
52 to 56
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 41.4
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5