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H04 C67600 Bronze vs. H04 C76400 Nickel Silver

Both H04 C67600 bronze and H04 C76400 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H04 (full hard) temper. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 H04 C67600 bronze and the bottom bar is H04 C76400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
5.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
32
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 57 to 60
58.5 to 61.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.2 to 41.6
17.7 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5