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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. C76400 Nickel Silver

Both C97400 nickel silver and C76400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C76400 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
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
590 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
5.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
32
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
18 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
58.5 to 61.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
16.5 to 19.5
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
17.7 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5