C97300 Nickel Silver vs. CR015A Copper
Both C97300 nickel silver and CR015A copper are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C97300 nickel silver and the bottom bar is CR015A copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 | |
| 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 | |
| 220 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 | |
| 130 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 150 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 1090 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1010 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 370 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.0 | |
| 98 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.3 | |
| 99 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 18 | |
| 29 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 59 | |
| 76 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.0 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 6.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.8 | |
| 9.0 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.3 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.0 | |
| 7.8 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.00050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 53 to 58 | |
| 99.883 to 99.939 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 8.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 11 to 14 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.0010 to 0.0070 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0.060 to 0.080 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 17 to 25 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |