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C75400 Nickel Silver vs. C87500 Brass

Both C75400 nickel silver and C87500 brass are copper alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C75400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C87500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 43
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 630
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 590
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.4
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
27
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 120
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 75 to 1450
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
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), % 14 to 16
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Zinc (Zn), % 16.2 to 22.5
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5