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C84000 Brass vs. C77000 Nickel Silver

Both C84000 brass and C77000 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 66% 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 C77000 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
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
420 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
6.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
31
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
14 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
15 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
15 to 28

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
53.5 to 56.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
16.5 to 19.5
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
22.7 to 30
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5