Nickel Silver

Variants

59/12 Nickel Silver (C76200, CuNi12Zn29, CW405J)
55-18 Nickel Silver (C77000, CuNi18Zn27, CW410J)

Siblings

Commercially Pure CopperHigh-Copper Alloy
Copper-Zinc Alloy (Brass)Copper-Tin Alloy (Bronze)
Copper-Nickel

Properties

Compare
Density
8.58 to 8.7 g/cm3, or 535 to 540 lb/ft3
Elastic (Young's) Modulus
124 to 125 GPa, or 17.9 to 18.1 106 psi
Electrical Conductivity
5.5 to 9 % IACS
Elongation at Break
Typical
1 to 41 %
Resilience
Unit, Per Volume
Resilience
Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), Per Volume
Resilience
Unit, Per Mass
Resilience
Ultimate, Per Mass
Shear Modulus
47 GPa, or 6.8 106 psi
Specific Heat Capacity
Conventional
377 to 380 J/kg-K
Specific Heat Capacity
Volumetric
3200 to 3300 103 J/m3-K
Speed of Sound
110 to 120 103 m/s, or 360 to 390 103 ft/s
Stiffness-to-Weight Ratio
Shear
5.4 MN-m/kg
Stiffness-to-Weight Ratio
Tensile
14 MN-m/kg
Strength-to-Weight Ratio
Tensile, Ultimate
45 to 92 kN-m/kg
Strength-to-Weight Ratio
Tensile, Yield
21 to 89 kN-m/kg
Tensile Strength
Ultimate
393 to 795 MPa, or 56.9 to 115 103 psi
Tensile Strength
Yield (Proof)
185 to 765 MPa, or 26.8 to 110 103 psi
Thermal Conductivity
Ambient
29 to 45 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
Thermal Expansion
20 to 300°C

Only showing properties for which the substantial majority of variants have data.

See Also

Gunter Joseph, Copper: Its Trade, Manufacture, Use, and Environmental Status, 2001 (link).

J. R. Davis (editor), ASM Specialty Handbook: Copper and Copper Alloys, ASM International, 2001 (link).

Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993 (link).

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