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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. C46200 Brass

Both C79600 nickel silver and C46200 brass are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 15
17 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 290
240 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
370 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
120 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
69 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
72 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12 to 16

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
33.3 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4