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C26000 Brass vs. C75700 Nickel Silver

Both C26000 brass and C75700 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 88% 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 C75700 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
3.2 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
45
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
350 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
590 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
470 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
930 to 1410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
22 to 23

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
19.2 to 25.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants