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C73500 Nickel Silver vs. C17300 Copper

Both C73500 nickel silver and C17300 copper are copper alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C73500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 580
500 to 1380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1140
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.5
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
17 to 48

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 70.5 to 73.5
95.5 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 13
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5