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C77100 Nickel Silver vs. C28500 Muntz Metal

Both C77100 nickel silver and C28500 Muntz Metal are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77100 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C28500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
22
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 52 to 56
57 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 39
39.5 to 43
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9