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C77000 Nickel Silver vs. C85900 Brass

Both C77000 nickel silver and C85900 brass are copper alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C77000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 800
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.5
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.0
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 27
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.8
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 28
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 53.5 to 56.5
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 22.7 to 30
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7