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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. C81500 Copper

Both C77600 nickel silver and C81500 copper are copper alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 30
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
280

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
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
330
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
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 39.7 to 46
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5