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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. C17500 Copper

Both C97400 nickel silver and C17500 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 C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 20
6.0 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
60
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5