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C83800 Bronze vs. C79200 Nickel Silver

Both C83800 bronze and C79200 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C83800 bronze and the bottom bar is C79200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
480 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
30
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 83.8
59 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 5.0 to 7.0
0.8 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
11 to 13
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
17.9 to 29.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5