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C55284 Copper vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

Both C55284 copper and C77100 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55284 copper and the bottom bar is C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 16
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.6
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.0
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 79.2 to 80.7
52 to 56
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 4.8 to 5.2
0
Silver (Ag), % 14.5 to 15.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5