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C32000 Brass vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

Both C32000 brass and C97400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C32000 brass and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
33
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
8.8

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
15.5 to 17
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0