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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. C84200 Brass

Both C79600 nickel silver and C84200 brass are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C84200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
2.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
10 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7