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C84500 Brass vs. C73500 Nickel Silver

Both C84500 brass and C73500 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C84500 brass and the bottom bar is C73500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
380 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
35
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
70.5 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
16.5 to 19.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
5.7 to 13
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5