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C33000 Brass vs. C73100 Nickel Silver

Both C33000 brass and C73100 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 87% 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 C33000 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, % 7.0 to 60
3.4 to 8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
260 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
450 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
420 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
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 26
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
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 35 to 150
21 to 35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 950
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 18
15 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
70.8 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
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), % 30.8 to 34.8
18 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants