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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. C95520 Bronze

Both C74000 nickel silver and C95520 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C95520 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.5 to 11.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
74.5 to 81.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
4.2 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5