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C52100 Bronze vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

Both C52100 bronze and C97800 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C52100 bronze and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 800
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
40
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 25
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 22
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 28
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 89.8 to 93
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 7.0 to 9.0
4.0 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4