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C84000 Brass vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

Both C84000 brass and C76200 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84000 brass and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
13 to 26

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
11 to 13.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
24.2 to 32
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5