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C52100 Bronze vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

Both C52100 bronze and C77100 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C52100 bronze and the bottom bar is C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 800
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
27
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 28
19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 89.8 to 93
52 to 56
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5