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C68000 Brass vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

Both C68000 brass and C77400 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 85% 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 C68000 brass and the bottom bar is C77400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 27
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
25
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 56 to 60
43 to 47
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 1.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.010 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.8
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 0.040 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.75 to 1.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.6 to 42.8
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5