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C77300 Nickel Silver vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

Both C77300 nickel silver and C97800 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77300 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.5
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
40
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 46 to 50
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.040 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 37.9 to 45
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4