C77300 Nickel Silver vs. C38000 Brass

Both C77300 nickel silver and C38000 brass are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77300 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.

UNS C77300 (RBCuZn-D) Filler Metal UNS C38000 (CW624N) Leaded Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100

Poisson's Ratio		0.3
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		42
Shear Modulus, GPa		39

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		170

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		110

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		800

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		760

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		26
Base Metal Price, % relative		22

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		8.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		56
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		46

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.1

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		14

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13

Alloy Composition

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Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.010
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.5

Copper (Cu), %		46 to 50
Copper (Cu), %		55 to 60

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.35

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), %		1.5 to 2.5

Nickel (Ni), %		9.0 to 11
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0.040 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.3

Zinc (Zn), %		37.9 to 45
Zinc (Zn), %		35.9 to 43.5

Residuals, %		0 to 0.5
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5