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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. C12900 Copper

Both C79600 nickel silver and C12900 copper are copper alloys. They have 45% 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 C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 15
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 290
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
75 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition


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Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
99.88 to 100
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.050
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0