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C26000 Brass vs. C73100 Nickel Silver

Both C26000 brass and C73100 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 C26000 brass and the bottom bar is C73100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
3.4 to 8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
43
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
260 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
450 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
420 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
28
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
21 to 35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
790 to 1560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
15 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
70.8 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
18 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants