C14700 Copper vs. C74000 Nickel Silver
Both C14700 copper and C74000 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C14700 copper and the bottom bar is C74000 nickel silver.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
120 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
44 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 240 to 320 | |
380 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
200 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
180 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
990 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1070 | |
950 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
390 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 95 | |
40 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 96 | |
42 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
30 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
8.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
3.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
54 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
7.7 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 to 10 | |
13 to 19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.5 to 12 | |
14 to 18 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.4 to 12 | |
13 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
Copper (Cu), % | 99.395 to 99.798 | |
69 to 73.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
9.0 to 11 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0.0020 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
14.2 to 22 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |