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C33000 Brass vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

Both C33000 brass and C77100 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33000 brass and the bottom bar is C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
27
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 950
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
52 to 56
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5