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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. C84200 Brass

Both C77600 nickel silver and C84200 brass are copper alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C84200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 30
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
2.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 39.7 to 46
10 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7