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C84200 Brass vs. C76400 Nickel Silver

Both C84200 brass and C76400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84200 brass and the bottom bar is C76400 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
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
590 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
5.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
32
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
18 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.1
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 82
58.5 to 61.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.8
16.5 to 19.5
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
17.7 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5