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C79200 Nickel Silver vs. C35000 Brass

Both C79200 nickel silver and C35000 brass are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C79200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C35000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 540
340 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
23
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
12 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 59 to 66.5
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.4
0.8 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0
Zinc (Zn), % 17.9 to 29.2
34.5 to 39.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants