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C75700 Nickel Silver vs. C15000 Copper

Both C75700 nickel silver and C15000 copper are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C75700 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.2 to 22
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
43
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 370
150 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 610
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 580
45 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
93
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
31
Density, g/cm3 8.4
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 930 to 1410
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 23
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 66.5
99.8 to 99.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0
Zinc (Zn), % 19.2 to 25.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0