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H04 C66100 Bronze vs. H04 C78200 Nickel Silver

Both H04 C66100 bronze and H04 C78200 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H04 (full hard) temper. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is H04 C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is H04 C78200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
4.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 80
87
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 380
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
28
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
23
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
63 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
20.2 to 28.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5