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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. C70400 Copper-nickel

Both C97400 nickel silver and C70400 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C70400 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
300 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
95 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
32
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
38 to 220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
9.3 to 9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
89.8 to 93.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
1.3 to 1.7
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
4.8 to 6.2
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5