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OS015 C42600 Brass vs. OS015 C75400 Nickel Silver

Both OS015 C42600 brass and OS015 C75400 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the OS015 (annealed to 0.015mm grain size) temper. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 OS015 C42600 brass and the bottom bar is OS015 C75400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
46
Shear Strength, MPa 280
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
32
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 33
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.050 to 0.2
14 to 16
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.3 to 10.4
16.2 to 22.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5