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C79200 Nickel Silver vs. C96800 Copper

Both C79200 nickel silver and C96800 copper are copper alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C96800 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 540
1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
34
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 66.5
87.1 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.4
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
9.5 to 10.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0025
Zinc (Zn), % 17.9 to 29.2
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5