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C32000 Brass vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

Both C32000 brass and C79600 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
43
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
25
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
15

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5