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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. C37100 Brass

Both C74400 nickel silver and C37100 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C37100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 43
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
40
Shear Strength, MPa 240
260 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
370 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
150 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
38 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
110 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
14 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12 to 17

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
36.3 to 41.4
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4