C75700 Nickel Silver vs. C81500 Copper
Both C75700 nickel silver and C81500 copper are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C75700 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.2 to 22 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 610 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 580 | |
| 280 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1090 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 990 | |
| 1080 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
| 320 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 82 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
| 83 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.6 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 56 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 19 to 120 | |
| 56 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 930 to 1410 | |
| 330 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.8 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 91 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 23 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 1.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 63.5 to 66.5 | |
| 97.4 to 99.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 19.2 to 25.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |