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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. C90500 Gun Metal

Both C77600 nickel silver and C90500 gun metal are copper alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C77600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C90500 gun metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 30
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
35
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 39.7 to 46
1.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3