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C36500 Muntz Metal vs. C74500 Nickel Silver

Both C36500 Muntz Metal and C74500 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 84% 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 C36500 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is C74500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 40
3.0 to 24
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 45
66 to 94
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
44
Shear Strength, MPa 270
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
380 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
12 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
620 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 37.5 to 41.8
21.2 to 27.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5