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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. C47000 Brass

Both C79600 nickel silver and C47000 brass are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C47000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 15
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
57 to 61
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.25 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
37.5 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4