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C73500 Nickel Silver vs. C28500 Muntz Metal

Both C73500 nickel silver and C28500 Muntz Metal are copper alloys. They have 68% 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 C28500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 73 to 88
150
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 580
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1140
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.5
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
22
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
33
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
17

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 70.5 to 73.5
57 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 13
39.5 to 43
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.9