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C77100 Nickel Silver vs. C66200 Brass

Both C77100 nickel silver and C66200 brass are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77100 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C66200 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
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
410 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
36

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
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
760 to 1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 52 to 56
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 39
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5