C97300 Nickel Silver vs. Z40301 Zinc
C97300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Z40301 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. They have a modest 22% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C97300 nickel silver and the bottom bar is Z40301 zinc.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 87 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 | |
| 60 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.25 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 35 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 230 | |
| 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 110 | |
| 150 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 110 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 150 | |
| 90 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1010 | |
| 400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 370 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 26 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.0 | |
| 27 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.3 | |
| 37 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 6.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.7 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
| 53 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 340 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 18 | |
| 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 59 | |
| 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.0 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 7.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.8 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.3 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.0 | |
| 5.9 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 53 to 58 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 8.0 to 11 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 11 to 14 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 17 to 25 | |
| 98.9 to 99.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |