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C73500 Nickel Silver vs. C87500 Brass

Both C73500 nickel silver and C87500 brass are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C73500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C87500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 580
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1140
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.5
6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
27
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 70.5 to 73.5
79 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 13
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5