CC491K Bronze vs. C76200 Nickel Silver
Both CC491K bronze and C76200 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CC491K bronze and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 | |
| 390 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 900 | |
| 980 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 370 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 71 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 19 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 15 | |
| 9.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 15 | |
| 9.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
| 57 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 | |
| 13 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 10 | |
| 14 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 22 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.3 | |
| 13 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 81 to 87 | |
| 57 to 61 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 11 to 13.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 24.2 to 32 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |