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C55280 Copper vs. C73500 Nickel Silver

Both C55280 copper and C73500 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55280 copper and the bottom bar is C73500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
380 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 790
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
61

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.9
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.3
13 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.4
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 90.5 to 91.4
70.5 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Phosphorus (P), % 6.8 to 7.2
0
Silver (Ag), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.7 to 13
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5