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C73500 Nickel Silver vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

Both C73500 nickel silver and C77600 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 66% 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 C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 73 to 88
83
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 580
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1140
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.5
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
27
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 70.5 to 73.5
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
12 to 14
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 13
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5