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C93400 Bronze vs. C74400 Nickel Silver

Both C93400 bronze and C74400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C93400 bronze and the bottom bar is C74400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
43
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 38
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 350
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
25
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
63
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.3
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 85
62 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
2.0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
29.6 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3