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C77100 Nickel Silver vs. C14520 Copper

Both C77100 nickel silver and C14520 copper are copper alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77100 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C14520 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
290 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
85
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
85

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
33
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
240 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
9.0 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
10 to 12

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 52 to 56
99.2 to 99.596
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0040 to 0.020
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 39
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0