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C77400 Nickel Silver vs. C70600 Copper-nickel

Both C77400 nickel silver and C70600 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C77400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C70600 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 25
3.0 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
46
Shear Strength, MPa 360
190 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
290 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
63 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 810
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 770
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
9.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
6.5 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
16 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
9.1 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
11 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 43 to 47
84.7 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 41.3 to 48
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5