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C77100 Nickel Silver vs. C26200 Brass

Both C77100 nickel silver and C26200 brass are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77100 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C26200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
330 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
110 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
25
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
62 to 1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
11 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
13 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11 to 26

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 52 to 56
67 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 39
29.6 to 33
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3