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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. C99750 Brass

Both C97400 nickel silver and C99750 brass are copper alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C99750 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 70
110 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
130
Elongation at Break, % 20
20 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
220 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
23
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
87 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
190 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
55 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
17 to 23
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
17 to 23
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3