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C43000 Brass vs. C77300 Nickel Silver

Both C43000 brass and C77300 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43000 brass and the bottom bar is C77300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
26
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
46 to 50
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.040 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
37.9 to 45
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5