C19010 Copper vs. C73100 Nickel Silver
Both C19010 copper and C73100 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C19010 copper and the bottom bar is C73100 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.4 to 22 | |
| 3.4 to 8.0 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 360 | |
| 260 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 640 | |
| 450 to 640 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 620 | |
| 420 to 590 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1010 | |
| 1000 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 260 | |
| 35 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 48 to 63 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 48 to 63 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 7.3 to 140 | |
| 21 to 35 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 1680 | |
| 790 to 1560 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 20 | |
| 15 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 18 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 75 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 23 | |
| 15 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
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| Copper (Cu), % | 97.3 to 99.04 | |
| 70.8 to 78 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.8 to 1.8 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 18 to 22 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |