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C66200 Brass vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

Both C66200 brass and C77100 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 65% 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 C66200 brass and the bottom bar is C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 480
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
27
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760 to 1030
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
52 to 56
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5