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C77100 Nickel Silver vs. C41300 Brass

Both C77100 nickel silver and C41300 brass are copper alloys. They have 62% 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 C41300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
300 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
120 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
69 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
9.6 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 52 to 56
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 39
5.1 to 10.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5