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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. C86700 Bronze

Both C74000 nickel silver and C86700 bronze are copper alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 C86700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
23
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
30 to 38
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0