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C33000 Brass vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

Both C33000 brass and C74000 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33000 brass and the bottom bar is C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
380 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants