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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

Both C97400 nickel silver and C74000 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
380 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
9.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5