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C16500 Copper vs. C75700 Nickel Silver

Both C16500 copper and C75700 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C75700 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
3.2 to 22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
45
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
350 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
590 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
470 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
930 to 1410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
22 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 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
19.2 to 25.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants