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C79200 Nickel Silver vs. C42200 Brass

Both C79200 nickel silver and C42200 brass are copper alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 540
300 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
10 to 21

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 59 to 66.5
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.4
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 17.9 to 29.2
8.7 to 13.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants