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C78200 Nickel Silver vs. C10100 Copper

Both C78200 nickel silver and C10100 copper are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C78200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C10100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 40
1.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 63 to 75
27 to 70
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 400
150 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 630
220 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 570
69 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
31
Density, g/cm3 8.4
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 120
6.1 to 85
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1440
21 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
9.0 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 63 to 67
99.99 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.0010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.00030
Zinc (Zn), % 20.2 to 28.5
0 to 0.00010
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants