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C43000 Brass vs. C73100 Nickel Silver

Both C43000 brass and C73100 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C43000 brass and the bottom bar is C73100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
3.4 to 8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
260 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
450 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
420 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
28
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
21 to 35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
790 to 1560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
15 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
70.8 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
18 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants