C97400 Nickel Silver vs. C95500 Bronze
Both C97400 nickel silver and C95500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C97400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C95500 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 70 | |
| 200 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 8.4 to 10 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 | |
| 700 to 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 | |
| 320 to 470 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1100 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1070 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 27 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.0 | |
| 8.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.3 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.1 | |
| 3.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 64 | |
| 57 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 43 | |
| 58 to 61 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 59 | |
| 420 to 950 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 8.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.5 | |
| 24 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 8.8 | |
| 24 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 10 to 11.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 58 to 61 | |
| 78 to 84 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 3.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 15.5 to 17 | |
| 3.0 to 5.5 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 10 to 19.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |