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C78200 Nickel Silver vs. C19000 Copper

Both C78200 nickel silver and C19000 copper are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C78200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C19000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 40
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 65 to 90
45 to 94
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 400
170 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 630
260 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 570
140 to 630

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
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
31
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 120
18 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1440
89 to 1730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
8.2 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
10 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
73
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
9.3 to 27

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 63 to 67
96.9 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.0 to 9.0
0.9 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 20.2 to 28.5
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5