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H04 C46400 Brass vs. H04 C75700 Nickel Silver

Both H04 C46400 brass and H04 C75700 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H04 (full hard) temper. They have 83% 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 H04 C46400 brass and the bottom bar is H04 C75700 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
3.2
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
45
Shear Strength, MPa 310
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
1410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.3 to 40.5
19.2 to 25.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5