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C53800 Bronze vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

Both C53800 bronze and C97400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C53800 bronze and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
33
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
8.8

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 85.1 to 86.5
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.6
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
15.5 to 17
Tin (Sn), % 13.1 to 13.9
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0