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C75200 Nickel Silver vs. C28500 Muntz Metal

Both C75200 nickel silver and C28500 Muntz Metal are copper alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C75200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C28500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 63 to 93
150
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 660
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1110
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 33
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
22
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.8
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 22
17

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
57 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 12.7 to 20
39.5 to 43
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9