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C77100 Nickel Silver vs. C27200 Brass

Both C77100 nickel silver and C27200 brass are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77100 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C27200 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
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
370 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
150 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
870
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
24
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
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
110 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
13 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 52 to 56
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.070
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
34.6 to 38
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3