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C76400 Nickel Silver vs. C82600 Copper

Both C76400 nickel silver and C82600 copper are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C76400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C82600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 610
570 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.7
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
18 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 19
17 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.3
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.3 to 2.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 58.5 to 61.5
94.9 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 17.7 to 25
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5