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C73500 Nickel Silver vs. ZA-27

C73500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ZA-27 belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C73500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is ZA-27.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
78
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 73 to 88
60 to 72
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 580
400 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1140
480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
530
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.5
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
53

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
11
Density, g/cm3 8.7
5.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
80
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
570

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
22 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
14 to 15

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
25 to 28
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Copper (Cu), % 70.5 to 73.5
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0060
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 13
69.3 to 73
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0