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C73500 Nickel Silver vs. C82200 Copper

Both C73500 nickel silver and C82200 copper are copper alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 C82200 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
60 to 96
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 580
390 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1140
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.5
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
55
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.4
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 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
14 to 23

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.35 to 0.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 70.5 to 73.5
97.4 to 98.7
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
1.0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 13
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5