Annealed (OS015) C75400 Nickel Silver
OS015 C75400 nickel silver is C75400 nickel silver in the OS015 (annealed to 0.015mm grain size) temper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare OS015 C75400 nickel silver to: wrought copper-nickels (top), all copper alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
120 GPa 17 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
34 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.32
Rockwell F Hardness
89
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness
53
Shear Modulus
46 GPa 6.6 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
280 MPa 41 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
420 MPa 61 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
210 MPa 30 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
200 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
190 °C 370 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1080 °C 1970 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1040 °C 1900 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
390 J/kg-K 0.094 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
36 W/m-K 21 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
18 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.0 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
7.4 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
32 % relative
Density
8.5 g/cm3 530 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
3.8 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
59 MJ/kg 25 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
300 L/kg 36 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
120 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
180 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.9 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
19 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
14 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
15 points
Thermal Diffusivity
11 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
14 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 63.5 to 66.5 | |
| Zn | 16.2 to 22.5 | |
| Ni | 14 to 16 | |
| Mn | 0 to 0.5 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.25 | |
| Pb | 0 to 0.1 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.5 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.