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C46200 Brass vs. C75200 Nickel Silver

Both C46200 brass and C75200 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C46200 brass and the bottom bar is C75200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 480
400 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
33
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
33
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
13 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 33.3 to 37.5
12.7 to 20
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants