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C73500 Nickel Silver vs. C16500 Copper

Both C73500 nickel silver and C16500 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 C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 65 to 75
67 to 73
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 580
280 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1140
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.5
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition


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Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 70.5 to 73.5
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 13
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants