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C73500 Nickel Silver vs. C19500 Copper

Both C73500 nickel silver and C19500 copper are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C73500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C19500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 73 to 88
71 to 86
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 65 to 75
66 to 76
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 580
380 to 640

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
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.5
50 to 56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
50 to 57

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 70.5 to 73.5
94.9 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 13
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants