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C43500 Brass vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

Both C43500 brass and C97800 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43500 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, % 8.5 to 46
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 530
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 480
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
40
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 120
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65 to 1040
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 17
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 83
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
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), % 0.6 to 1.2
4.0 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 15.4 to 20.4
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4