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C78200 Nickel Silver vs. C14520 Copper

Both C78200 nickel silver and C14520 copper are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C14520 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 40
9.0 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 400
170 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 630
290 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 570
230 to 250

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
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
85
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
85

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
33
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 120
24 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1440
240 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
9.0 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
10 to 12

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 63 to 67
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0040 to 0.020
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 20.2 to 28.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants