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C83800 Bronze vs. C73500 Nickel Silver

Both C83800 bronze and C73500 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83800 bronze and the bottom bar is C73500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
380 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1140
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
6.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
35
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 83.8
70.5 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
16.5 to 19.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 3.3 to 4.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 8.0
5.7 to 13
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5