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C19200 Copper vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

Both C19200 copper and C97400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19200 copper and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 35
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 510
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 240
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58 to 74
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58 to 75
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 98
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42 to 1120
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 17
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 19
8.8

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 98.5 to 99.19
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15.5 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0