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C14181 Copper vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

Both C14181 copper and C77600 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 44% 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 C14181 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, % 15
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
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

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 28
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
20

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 100
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.0020
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5