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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. C83400 Brass

Both C79600 nickel silver and C83400 brass are copper alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C83400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
88 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
8.0 to 12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7