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C64700 Bronze vs. C73500 Nickel Silver

Both C64700 bronze and C73500 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64700 bronze and the bottom bar is C73500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
380 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 38
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
35
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 95.8 to 98
70.5 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.6 to 2.2
16.5 to 19.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
5.7 to 13
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5