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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. C78200 Nickel Silver

Both C97400 nickel silver and C78200 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 C78200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
3.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
370 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
170 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
28
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
18 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
130 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
14 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
12 to 21

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
63 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
7.0 to 9.0
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
20.2 to 28.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5