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C49300 Brass vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

Both C49300 brass and C76200 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
11 to 13.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants