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C69300 Brass vs. C75400 Nickel Silver

Both C69300 brass and C75400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C69300 brass and the bottom bar is C75400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 15
2.0 to 43
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 84 to 88
60 to 90
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
46
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 370
250 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 630
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 390
130 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
32
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 70
12 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 700
75 to 1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 21
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 22
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 73 to 77
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
14 to 16
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.7 to 3.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 18.4 to 24.3
16.2 to 22.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants