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C33000 Brass vs. C76400 Nickel Silver

Both C33000 brass and C76400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33000 brass and the bottom bar is C76400 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
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
590 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
5.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
32
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
18 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
58.5 to 61.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
17.7 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants