CR022A Copper vs. C78200 Nickel Silver
Both CR022A copper and C78200 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 CR022A copper and the bottom bar is C78200 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 15 | |
3.0 to 40 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
43 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 | |
370 to 630 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 | |
170 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
190 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
1000 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
970 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 380 | |
48 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
19 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 100 | |
11 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
28 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
3.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
52 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 | |
18 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 83 | |
130 to 1440 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
7.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
12 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.3 | |
14 to 19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
15 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.1 | |
12 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.00040 | |
0 |
Arsenic (As), % | 0 to 0.00050 | |
0 |
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.00020 | |
0 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 to 0.00010 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 99.99 to 99.999 | |
63 to 67 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.00050 | |
1.5 to 2.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.00050 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.0010 | |
7.0 to 9.0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0.0010 to 0.0060 | |
0 |
Selenium (Se), % | 0 to 0.00020 | |
0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0 to 0.0025 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0015 | |
0 |
Tellurium (Te), % | 0 to 0.00020 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.00020 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.00010 | |
20.2 to 28.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |