CC493K Bronze vs. C97400 Nickel Silver
Both CC493K bronze and C97400 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CC493K bronze and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 74 | |
| 70 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 270 | |
| 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 | |
| 120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 960 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 880 | |
| 1070 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 360 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 61 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
| 6.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 12 | |
| 6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
| 4.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
| 64 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 33 | |
| 43 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 89 | |
| 59 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.5 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 8.5 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 19 | |
| 8.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 | |
| 8.8 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 79 to 86 | |
| 58 to 61 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 5.0 to 8.0 | |
| 4.5 to 5.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 15.5 to 17 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 5.2 to 8.0 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 2.0 to 5.0 | |
| 10 to 19.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |