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C84200 Brass vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

Both C84200 brass and C74000 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84200 brass and the bottom bar is C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
380 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
30
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 82
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 16
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5