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C73500 Nickel Silver vs. C85900 Brass

Both C73500 nickel silver and C85900 brass are copper alloys. They have 71% 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 C73500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 580
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1140
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.5
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 70.5 to 73.5
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 13
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7