C81400 Copper vs. C73100 Nickel Silver
Both C81400 copper and C73100 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C81400 copper and the bottom bar is C73100 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
3.4 to 8.0 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
43 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 | |
450 to 640 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 | |
420 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
190 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
170 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
1030 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1070 | |
1000 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 260 | |
35 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
19 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 60 | |
7.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 61 | |
8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
28 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
3.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
49 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 36 | |
21 to 35 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 | |
790 to 1560 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
7.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 | |
15 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 | |
15 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 75 | |
11 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
15 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
Beryllium (Be), % | 0.020 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 98.4 to 99.38 | |
70.8 to 78 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
4.0 to 6.0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
18 to 22 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |