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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. C96600 Copper

Both C97800 nickel silver and C96600 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C96600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
140
Elongation at Break, % 10
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
65
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
8.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
63.5 to 69.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0.8 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
29 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5