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C36500 Muntz Metal vs. C75200 Nickel Silver

Both C36500 Muntz Metal and C75200 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 76% 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 C36500 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is C75200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 45
63 to 93
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
400 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
33
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13 to 22

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 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 37.5 to 41.8
12.7 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5