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C33000 Brass vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

Both C33000 brass and C77600 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
27
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 950
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5