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C43000 Brass vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

Both C43000 brass and C77600 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 56% 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 C43000 brass and the bottom bar is C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 30 to 100
83
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
27
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5