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C43000 Brass vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

Both C43000 brass and C76200 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43000 brass and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 30 to 100
28 to 99
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 57 to 86
66 to 91
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
390 to 790

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
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
29
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13.5
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants