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C82400 Copper vs. C73500 Nickel Silver

Both C82400 copper and C73500 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C82400 copper and the bottom bar is C73500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
380 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.2 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 96 to 98.2
70.5 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
16.5 to 19.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
5.7 to 13
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5