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C78200 Nickel Silver vs. C47940 Brass

Both C78200 nickel silver and C47940 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C47940 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 40
14 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 400
250 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 630
380 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 570
160 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
25
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 120
68 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1440
120 to 740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
13 to 17

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 63 to 67
63 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0.1 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.1 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 20.2 to 28.5
28.1 to 34.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants