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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. C33200 Brass

Both C97800 nickel silver and C33200 brass are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C33200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
100
Elongation at Break, % 10
7.0 to 60
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
320 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
110 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
24
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
35 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
60 to 960
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
11 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
13 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
65 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
29 to 33.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4