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C55282 Copper vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

Both C55282 copper and C97800 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55282 copper and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 770
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
76

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 87.7 to 88.7
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 6.5 to 7.0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silver (Ag), % 4.8 to 5.2
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4