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C96600 Copper vs. C73500 Nickel Silver

Both C96600 copper and C73500 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96600 copper and the bottom bar is C73500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
380 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 280
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
35
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.7
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 69.8
70.5 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
16.5 to 19.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.7 to 13
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5