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H04 C14500 Copper vs. H04 C75400 Nickel Silver

Both H04 C14500 copper and H04 C75400 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H04 (full hard) temper. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is H04 C14500 copper and the bottom bar is H04 C75400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 12
3.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 48
87
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
46
Shear Strength, MPa 190
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 94
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
32
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
1310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 16
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
16.2 to 22.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5