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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. CC753S Brass

Both C97400 nickel silver and CC753S brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is CC753S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 20
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
99
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
23
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
56.8 to 60.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
1.8 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
0.5 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
33.1 to 40
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0