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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. C85500 Brass

Both C97400 nickel silver and C85500 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C97400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C85500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 20
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
120
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
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
14

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
35.1 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9