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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. C10700 Copper

Both C97400 nickel silver and C10700 copper are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C97400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C10700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 20
2.2 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
77 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
35
Density, g/cm3 8.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
7.9 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
25 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
99.83 to 99.915
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.085 to 0.12
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.050