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C38000 Brass vs. C73100 Nickel Silver

Both C38000 brass and C73100 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C38000 brass and the bottom bar is C73100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
3.4 to 8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Shear Strength, MPa 230
260 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
450 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
420 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
21 to 35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
790 to 1560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
15 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15 to 21

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
70.8 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
18 to 22
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5