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C84000 Brass vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

Both C84000 brass and C97400 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84000 brass and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 27
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
33
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
15.5 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
10 to 19.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0