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C41500 Brass vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

Both C41500 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C41500 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, % 2.0 to 42
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 560
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 550
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
40
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 120
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1340
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
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), % 1.5 to 2.2
4.0 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 9.5
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4