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C79200 Nickel Silver vs. C69300 Brass

Both C79200 nickel silver and C69300 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 C69300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 540
550 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
26
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
19 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
19 to 22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 59 to 66.5
73 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.4
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.7 to 3.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 17.9 to 29.2
18.4 to 24.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5