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C77100 Nickel Silver vs. C82200 Copper

Both C77100 nickel silver and C82200 copper are copper alloys. They have 56% 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 C82200 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
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
210 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
55
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
180 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 23

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.35 to 0.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 52 to 56
97.4 to 98.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
1.0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 39
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5