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H01 C71500 Copper-nickel vs. H01 C75400 Nickel Silver

Both H01 C71500 copper-nickel and H01 C75400 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H01 (quarter hard) temper. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 H01 C71500 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is H01 C75400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 74
70
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 66
63
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
46
Shear Strength, MPa 280
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1170
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.6
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.7
7.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
32
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 70.6
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
14 to 16
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
16.2 to 22.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5