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C84200 Brass vs. C75400 Nickel Silver

Both C84200 brass and C75400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 79% 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 C84200 brass and the bottom bar is C75400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
2.0 to 43
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
130 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
32
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
12 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72
75 to 1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 82
63.5 to 66.5
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
14 to 16
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
16.2 to 22.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5