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C79600 Nickel Silver vs. C36500 Muntz Metal

Both C79600 nickel silver and C36500 Muntz Metal are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C36500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 15
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 70
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Shear Strength, MPa 290
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 43.5 to 46.5
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.25 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 38.3 to 45.2
37.5 to 41.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4