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C73500 Nickel Silver vs. CR024A Copper

Both C73500 nickel silver and CR024A copper are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C73500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is CR024A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 580
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1140
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.5
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
7.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
8.1

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 70.5 to 73.5
99.9 to 99.985
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.015 to 0.040
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 13
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0