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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. C66200 Brass

Both C74000 nickel silver and C66200 brass are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C66200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
450 to 520

Thermal Properties

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

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
15 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5