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C77100 Nickel Silver vs. C84000 Brass

Both C77100 nickel silver and C84000 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 C84000 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
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
30
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 52 to 56
82 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 39
5.0 to 14
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7