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C78200 Nickel Silver vs. C55181 Copper

Both C78200 nickel silver and C55181 copper are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C78200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C55181 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 630
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
790
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
28
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
6.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 19
8.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 21
8.2

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 63 to 67
92.4 to 93
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
7.0 to 7.5
Zinc (Zn), % 20.2 to 28.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15