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C73100 Nickel Silver vs. C82800 Copper

Both C73100 nickel silver and C82800 copper are copper alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C73100 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C82800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 8.0
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 640
670 to 1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 420 to 590
380 to 1000

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 35
11 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790 to 1560
590 to 4080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 21
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 20
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 21
23 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.5 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.15 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 70.8 to 78
94.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 18 to 22
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5