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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. C81400 Copper

Both C77600 nickel silver and C81400 copper are copper alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C81400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 30
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 83
69
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
98.4 to 99.38
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 39.7 to 46
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5