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C73500 Nickel Silver vs. ZA-12

C73500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ZA-12 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C73500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is ZA-12.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
83
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.26
Rockwell B Hardness 73 to 88
56 to 63
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
33
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 580
260 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
120
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1140
430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.5
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
11
Density, g/cm3 8.7
6.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
440

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
9.4 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.5 to 11.5
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Copper (Cu), % 70.5 to 73.5
0.5 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.075
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.015 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.060
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 13
87.1 to 89
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0