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C74400 Nickel Silver vs. C15900 Copper

Both C74400 nickel silver and C15900 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 43
6.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Shear Strength, MPa 240
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 63
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
26

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.76 to 0.84
Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.33
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 66
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 36
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0