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C16500 Copper vs. C74500 Nickel Silver

Both C16500 copper and C74500 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16500 copper and the bottom bar is C74500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
3.0 to 24
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 67 to 73
60 to 79
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
44
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
380 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
12 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
620 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
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
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
21.2 to 27.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants