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C77100 Nickel Silver vs. C43000 Brass

Both C77100 nickel silver and C43000 brass are copper alloys. They have 66% 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 C43000 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
320 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
130 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
82 to 1350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
10 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11 to 25

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 52 to 56
84 to 87
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
1.7 to 2.7
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 39
9.7 to 14.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5