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C78200 Nickel Silver vs. CC761S Brass

Both C78200 nickel silver and CC761S brass are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C78200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is CC761S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 40
8.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 630
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 570
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
43

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
27
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 120
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1440
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 67
78 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 20.2 to 28.5
8.9 to 19
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0