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C73500 Nickel Silver vs. C12000 Copper

Both C73500 nickel silver and C12000 copper are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C73500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C12000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 65 to 75
27 to 70
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 580
230 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1140
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.5
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 70.5 to 73.5
99.9 to 99.996
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0040 to 0.012
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 13
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0

Comparable Variants