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C10200 Copper vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

Both C10200 copper and C79600 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 45% 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 C10200 copper and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.6 to 50
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
25
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.4 to 91
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
15

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.95 to 100
43.5 to 46.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5