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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. C81500 Copper

Both C79600 nickel silver and C81500 copper are copper alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5