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C77100 Nickel Silver vs. C46500 Brass

Both C77100 nickel silver and C46500 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77100 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
380 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
190 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
23
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
170 to 1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Copper (Cu), % 52 to 56
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 39
36.2 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4