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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. C38000 Brass

Both C74400 nickel silver and C38000 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 C74400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 43
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
39
Shear Strength, MPa 240
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
22
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
50
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
74
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
35.9 to 43.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5