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C99400 Brass vs. C74400 Nickel Silver

Both C99400 brass and C74400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99400 brass and the bottom bar is C74400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
25
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
63
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
62 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
2.0 to 4.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
29.6 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3