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C38000 Brass vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

Both C38000 brass and C76200 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5