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C82400 Copper vs. C79600 Nickel Silver

Both C82400 copper and C79600 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C82400 copper and the bottom bar is C79600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
15

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
43.5 to 46.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0.8 to 1.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
9.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
38.3 to 45.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5