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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. C96700 Copper

Both C97800 nickel silver and C96700 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C96700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
140
Elongation at Break, % 10
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
53
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
1210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
1110
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
90
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
62.4 to 68.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5