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C73500 Nickel Silver vs. C86800 Bronze

Both C73500 nickel silver and C86800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C73500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C86800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 580
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1140
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.5
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.7
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
18

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 70.5 to 73.5
53.5 to 57
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
2.5 to 4.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.7 to 13
28.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0