C82600 Copper vs. C74500 Nickel Silver
Both C82600 copper and C74500 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C82600 copper and the bottom bar is C74500 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 20 | |
| 3.0 to 24 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 to 1140 | |
| 390 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 1070 | |
| 380 to 600 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 300 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 950 | |
| 1020 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 860 | |
| 970 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 19 | |
| 9.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 20 | |
| 9.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 54 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 to 97 | |
| 12 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 430 to 4690 | |
| 620 to 1540 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 36 | |
| 13 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 28 | |
| 14 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 39 | |
| 13 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 2.3 to 2.6 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 94.9 to 97.2 | |
| 63.5 to 66.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 21.2 to 27.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |