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C77100 Nickel Silver vs. C87400 Brass

Both C77100 nickel silver and C87400 brass are copper alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77100 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C87400 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
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
7.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
27
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 52 to 56
79 to 85.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 39
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8