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OS035 C43500 Brass vs. OS035 C76200 Nickel Silver

Both OS035 C43500 brass and OS035 C76200 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the OS035 (annealed to 0.035mm grain size) temper. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 OS035 C43500 brass and the bottom bar is OS035 C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 46
41
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Rockwell F Hardness 69
75
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Shear Strength, MPa 220
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
29
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 79 to 83
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13.5
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 15.4 to 20.4
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5