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C99750 Brass vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

Both C99750 brass and C77100 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99750 brass and the bottom bar is C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 280
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
27
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 300
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 61
52 to 56
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 17 to 23
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 5.0
9.0 to 12
Zinc (Zn), % 17 to 23
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5