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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. C84200 Brass

Both C74000 nickel silver and C84200 brass are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C84200 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
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
30
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
10 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7