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C12000 Copper vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

Both C12000 copper and C77600 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12000 copper and the bottom bar is C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
27
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 91
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5