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C82600 Copper vs. C77300 Nickel Silver

Both C82600 copper and C77300 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C82600 copper and the bottom bar is C77300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 1140
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 300
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 20
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 11
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 180
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 36
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 28
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 39
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Beryllium (Be), % 2.3 to 2.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.35 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 97.2
46 to 50
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.35
0.040 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
37.9 to 45
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5