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C44400 Brass vs. C73100 Nickel Silver

Both C44400 brass and C73100 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C44400 brass and the bottom bar is C73100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
450 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
420 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
28
Density, g/cm3 8.3
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: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
790 to 1560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
15 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
70.8 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
18 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5