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C33000 Brass vs. C75400 Nickel Silver

Both C33000 brass and C75400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C75400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
2.0 to 43
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 26 to 69
27 to 77
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
46
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
250 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
130 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
32
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
12 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 950
75 to 1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
63.5 to 66.5
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
14 to 16
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
16.2 to 22.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants