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C38500 Bronze vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

Both C38500 bronze and C77100 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38500 bronze and the bottom bar is C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
27
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 78
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 55 to 59
52 to 56
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0
Lead (Pb), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Zinc (Zn), % 36.7 to 42.5
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5