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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. C84200 Brass

Both C74400 nickel silver and C84200 brass are copper alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C84200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 43
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
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), % 29.6 to 36
10 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7