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C84800 Brass vs. C75700 Nickel Silver

Both C84800 brass and C75700 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84800 brass and the bottom bar is C75700 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 18
3.2 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
590 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
470 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
930 to 1410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
22 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 77
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 5.5 to 7.0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
11 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 13 to 17
19.2 to 25.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5