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C96600 Copper vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

Both C96600 copper and C97800 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96600 copper and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
130
Elongation at Break, % 7.0
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 280
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
40
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.0
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 100
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 830
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.7
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.4
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 69.8
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
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