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C74500 Nickel Silver vs. C81400 Copper

Both C74500 nickel silver and C81400 copper are copper alloys. They have 65% 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 C74500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C81400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 24
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 66 to 94
69
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 700
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 600
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.7
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
33
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 160
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 620 to 1540
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
13

Alloy Composition


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Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
98.4 to 99.38
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Zinc (Zn), % 21.2 to 27.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5