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C48600 Brass vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

Both C48600 brass and C77100 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C48600 brass and the bottom bar is C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 360
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 170
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
27
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 61 to 140
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 12
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 14
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 12
19

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
52 to 56
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Tin (Sn), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 33.4 to 39.7
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5