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C77400 Nickel Silver vs. C92500 Bronze

Both C77400 nickel silver and C92500 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C92500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 810
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 770
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
35
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 43 to 47
85 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0.8 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
10 to 12
Zinc (Zn), % 41.3 to 48
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7