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C87500 Brass vs. C74500 Nickel Silver

Both C87500 brass and C74500 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87500 brass and the bottom bar is C74500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 18
3.0 to 24
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
380 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
29
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
12 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
620 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
21.2 to 27.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5