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C73500 Nickel Silver vs. C15900 Copper

Both C73500 nickel silver and C15900 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C73500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 73 to 88
95
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 580
720

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
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.5
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
30
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
45
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
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
26

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.76 to 0.84
Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.33
Copper (Cu), % 70.5 to 73.5
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.040
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 13
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0