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C12000 Copper vs. C76400 Nickel Silver

Both C12000 copper and C76400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12000 copper and the bottom bar is C76400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
590 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
5.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
32
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
18 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
58.5 to 61.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17.7 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants