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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. C44300 Brass

Both C74400 nickel silver and C44300 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C44300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
26
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition


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Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.070
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4