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OS015 C43400 Brass vs. OS015 C75400 Nickel Silver

Both OS015 C43400 brass and OS015 C75400 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the OS015 (annealed to 0.015mm grain size) temper. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is OS015 C43400 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, % 47
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Rockwell F Hardness 70
89
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 30
53
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
46
Shear Strength, MPa 260
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
32
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 73
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 16
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
16.2 to 22.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5