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C26000 Brass vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

Both C26000 brass and C76200 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 93
28 to 99
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 52 to 78
66 to 91
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
390 to 790

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
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
29
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13.5
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants