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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. C55282 Copper

Both C79600 nickel silver and C55282 copper are copper alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C55282 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
770
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
7.4

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
87.7 to 88.7
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
6.5 to 7.0
Silver (Ag), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15