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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. C19000 Copper

Both C74000 nickel silver and C19000 copper are copper alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C19000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 70 to 88
45 to 94
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
260 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
31
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
8.2 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
10 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
9.3 to 27

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
96.9 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0.9 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5