C14510 Copper vs. C77300 Nickel Silver

Both C14510 copper and C77300 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C14510 copper and the bottom bar is C77300 nickel silver.

UNS C14510 Tellurium Copper UNS C77300 (RBCuZn-D) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.3

Shear Modulus, GPa		43
Shear Modulus, GPa		42

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		130

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		940

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		920

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		33
Base Metal Price, % relative		26

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		42
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		56

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.7

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		9.2 to 10
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		11 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11 to 12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

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Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.010

Copper (Cu), %		99.15 to 99.69
Copper (Cu), %		46 to 50

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		9.0 to 11

Phosphorus (P), %		0.010 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.25

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.040 to 0.25

Tellurium (Te), %		0.3 to 0.7
Tellurium (Te), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		37.9 to 45

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5