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C96200 Copper-nickel vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

Both C96200 copper-nickel and C77600 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96200 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 23
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1150
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
27
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 83.6 to 90
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5