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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. C65100 Bronze

Both C74000 nickel silver and C65100 bronze are copper alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C65100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
280 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
30
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
8.7 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
11 to 17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
94.5 to 99.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.8 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants