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C38500 Bronze vs. C79200 Nickel Silver

Both C38500 bronze and C79200 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38500 bronze and the bottom bar is C79200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
480 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
30
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 55 to 59
59 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.8 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13
Zinc (Zn), % 36.7 to 42.5
17.9 to 29.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5