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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. C15100 Copper

Both C74400 nickel silver and C15100 copper are copper alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C15100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 43
2.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Shear Strength, MPa 240
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
260 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
69 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
95
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
9.3 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
21 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
8.1 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
10 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
9.3 to 17

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
99.8 to 99.95
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1