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C33000 Brass vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

Both C33000 brass and C79600 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33000 brass and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
25
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 950
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
15

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5