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C87500 Brass vs. C75400 Nickel Silver

Both C87500 brass and C75400 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 C75400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 18
2.0 to 43
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
130 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
32
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
12 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
75 to 1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12 to 21

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
14 to 16
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
16.2 to 22.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5