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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. C61000 Bronze

Both C74000 nickel silver and C61000 bronze are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C61000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 70 to 88
60 to 85
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
390 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
14 to 16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants