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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. C82600 Copper

Both C97400 nickel silver and C82600 copper are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C82600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 20
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
570 to 1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
320 to 1070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
11 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
430 to 4690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
18 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
17 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.3 to 2.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
94.9 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5