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C12500 Copper vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

Both C12500 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12500 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, % 1.5 to 50
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 220
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 390
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 1070
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 92
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
25
Density, g/cm3 8.9
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 5.6 to 88
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 660
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.012
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
43.5 to 46.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
9.0 to 11
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5