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C52100 Bronze vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

Both C52100 bronze and C74000 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 C52100 bronze and the bottom bar is C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 45 to 100
70 to 88
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 800
380 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
30
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 25
13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 22
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 28
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 89.8 to 93
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants