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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. C68100 Brass

Both C74500 nickel silver and C68100 brass are copper alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C68100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 24
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 600
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
98
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 160
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620 to 1540
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.010 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.040 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 21.2 to 27.5
36.4 to 43
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5