C15500 Copper vs. 85-silver 15-nickel
C15500 copper belongs to the copper alloys classification, while 85-silver 15-nickel belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C15500 copper and the bottom bar is 85-silver 15-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 88 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 32 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 to 550 | |
| 260 to 470 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 870 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 960 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 90 | |
| 86 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 91 | |
| 75 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 4.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 14 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 to 17 | |
| 7.1 to 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 17 | |
| 8.9 to 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.8 to 20 | |
| 12 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.75 to 99.853 | |
| 0 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 13.8 to 16 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.040 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0.027 to 0.1 | |
| 84 to 86 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |