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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. C83600 Ounce Metal

Both C74400 nickel silver and C83600 ounce metal are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C83600 ounce metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 43
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1010
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
70
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
4.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7