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C16200 Copper vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

Both C16200 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16200 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 240 to 550
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 48 to 470
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 370
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 360
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 90
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
27
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 10 to 970
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4 to 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6 to 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.7 to 20
19

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.3
52 to 56
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0
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
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5