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C52400 Bronze vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

Both C52400 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 C52400 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 450 to 880
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
33
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 28
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
8.8

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
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), % 9.0 to 11
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0