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C77400 Nickel Silver vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

Both C77400 nickel silver and C97400 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 25
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 810
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 770
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
8.8

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 43 to 47
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
15.5 to 17
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 41.3 to 48
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0