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C15100 Copper vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

Both C15100 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15100 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 260 to 470
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 460
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
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 95
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
27
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 890
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.1 to 15
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 15
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 17
19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.95
52 to 56
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.6 to 39
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5