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C15900 Copper vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

Both C15900 copper and C97400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
33
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15.5 to 17
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0