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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. C85400 Brass

Both C74000 nickel silver and C85400 brass are copper alloys. They have 87% 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 C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
25
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
65 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 3.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1