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H04 C72800 Copper-nickel vs. H04 C75400 Nickel Silver

Both H04 C72800 copper-nickel and H04 C75400 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H04 (full hard) temper. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 H04 C72800 copper-nickel 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, % 8.7
3.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
46
Shear Strength, MPa 470
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760
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 920
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 55
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
32
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2450
1310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Copper (Cu), % 78.3 to 82.8
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.0050 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.5 to 10.5
14 to 16
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0025
0
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
16.2 to 22.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5