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C73500 Nickel Silver vs. C96400 Copper-nickel

Both C73500 nickel silver and C96400 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C96400 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
51
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 580
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1140
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
1170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.5
5.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
5.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
45
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
17

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 70.5 to 73.5
62.3 to 71.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0.25 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
28 to 32
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 13
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5