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C79200 Nickel Silver vs. C48600 Brass

Both C79200 nickel silver and C48600 brass are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C48600 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
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 540
280 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
24
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

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
9.5 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
12 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
9.3 to 12

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 66.5
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.4
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 17.9 to 29.2
33.4 to 39.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4