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H06 C52400 Bronze vs. H06 C78200 Nickel Silver

Both H06 C52400 bronze and H06 C78200 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H06 (extra hard) temper. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is H06 C52400 bronze and the bottom bar is H06 C78200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 100
90
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 82
75
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
28
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
21

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
63 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
20.2 to 28.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5