C73100 Nickel Silver vs. C82700 Copper
Both C73100 nickel silver and C82700 copper are copper alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C73100 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C82700 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.4 to 8.0 | |
| 1.8 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 46 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 640 | |
| 1200 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 to 590 | |
| 1020 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 240 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 170 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 950 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1000 | |
| 860 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 35 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 20 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 12 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 180 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 21 to 35 | |
| 21 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 790 to 1560 | |
| 4260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 7.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 21 | |
| 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 21 | |
| 41 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 2.4 to 2.6 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.090 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 70.8 to 78 | |
| 94.6 to 96.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 18 to 22 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |