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C16500 Copper vs. C77000 Nickel Silver

Both C16500 copper and C77000 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16500 copper and the bottom bar is C77000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 67 to 73
49 to 90
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
420 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
6.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
14 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
15 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
15 to 28

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
53.5 to 56.5
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
16.5 to 19.5
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
22.7 to 30
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants