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C14500 Copper vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

Both C14500 copper and C77100 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14500 copper and the bottom bar is C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 330
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 260
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 94
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
27
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 300
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 10
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 12
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0 to 12
19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
52 to 56
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5