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C65500 Bronze vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

Both C65500 bronze and C97800 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C65500 bronze and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
130
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 70
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 760
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
40
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 450
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 790
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 91.5 to 96.7
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.8
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4