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C14520 Copper vs. C78200 Nickel Silver

Both C14520 copper and C78200 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 65% 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 C14520 copper and the bottom bar is C78200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0 to 9.6
3.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 190
280 to 400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 330
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
170 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 85
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 85
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 29
18 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 280
130 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.0 to 10
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 12
14 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 12
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.2 to 99.596
63 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.020
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
20.2 to 28.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants