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C52100 Bronze vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

Both C52100 bronze and C97400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C52100 bronze and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 800
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
33
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 25
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 22
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 28
8.8

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 89.8 to 93
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15.5 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 7.0 to 9.0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0