C96600 Copper vs. C75200 Nickel Silver
Both C96600 copper and C75200 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 84% 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 C75200 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 52 | |
| 47 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 | |
| 400 to 660 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 280 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 1110 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1100 | |
| 1070 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 33 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.0 | |
| 6.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.1 | |
| 6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 65 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.0 | |
| 4.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 100 | |
| 62 |
| 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 | |
| 13 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 14 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.4 | |
| 9.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 13 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 63.5 to 69.8 | |
| 63.5 to 66.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.8 to 1.1 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| 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 | |
| 12.7 to 20 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |