C19100 Copper vs. C75700 Nickel Silver
Both C19100 copper and C75700 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 67% 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 C19100 copper and the bottom bar is C75700 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 37 | |
3.2 to 22 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
45 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 170 to 330 | |
350 to 370 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 250 to 630 | |
590 to 610 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 75 to 550 | |
470 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
200 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
180 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1080 | |
1040 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
990 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 250 | |
40 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
16 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 55 | |
8.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 56 | |
8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
30 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
3.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
56 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 60 to 99 | |
19 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 24 to 1310 | |
930 to 1410 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
7.8 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 to 20 | |
19 to 20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.9 to 18 | |
19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 73 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.9 to 22 | |
22 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
Copper (Cu), % | 96.5 to 98.6 | |
63.5 to 66.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.9 to 1.3 | |
11 to 13 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Tellurium (Te), % | 0.35 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
19.2 to 25.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |