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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. C74500 Nickel Silver

Both C97400 nickel silver and C74500 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 85% 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 C74500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 20
3.0 to 24
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
380 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
29
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
12 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
620 to 1540
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 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
63.5 to 66.5
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
21.2 to 27.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5