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C77400 Nickel Silver vs. C93500 Bronze

Both C77400 nickel silver and C93500 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 C93500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 25
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 810
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 770
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
28
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
9.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
8.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 43 to 47
83 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.3 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 41.3 to 48
0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0