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C65500 Bronze vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

Both C65500 bronze and C97400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C65500 bronze and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 70
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 760
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
33
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 450
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 790
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
8.8

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 91.5 to 96.7
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
15.5 to 17
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.8
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0