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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. C82400 Copper

Both C74400 nickel silver and C82400 copper are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 43
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5