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C96200 Copper-nickel vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

Both C96200 copper-nickel and C97800 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96200 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
130
Elongation at Break, % 23
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1150
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
40
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 83.6 to 90
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
24 to 27
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4