CR006A Copper vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

Both CR006A copper and C77600 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR006A copper and the bottom bar is C77600 nickel silver.

EN CR006A (Cu-FRTP) Fire-Refined Tough Pitch Copper UNS C77600 Nickel Silver

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Elongation at Break, %		15
Elongation at Break, %		30

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		43
Shear Modulus, GPa		43

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		630

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		140

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		830

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		790

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

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		31
Base Metal Price, % relative		27

Density, g/cm³		9.0
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		41
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		60

Embodied Water, L/kg		320
Embodied Water, L/kg		310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		160

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		470

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.9

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		7.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		9.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), %		99.9 to 100
Copper (Cu), %		42 to 45

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.2

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.25

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.25

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		12 to 14

Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0 to 0.015
Silver (Ag), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.15

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		39.7 to 46

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5