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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. C84100 Brass

Both C97400 nickel silver and C84100 brass are copper alloys. 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 C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
29
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.090
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
0.050 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
1.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5