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C12000 Copper vs. C97300 Nickel Silver

Both C12000 copper and C97300 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C12000 copper and the bottom bar is C97300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 91
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
53 to 58
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
8.0 to 11
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
17 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0