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C54400 Bronze vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

Both C54400 bronze and C77100 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 57% 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 C54400 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 40
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
27
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 26
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 85.4 to 91.5
52 to 56
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 3.5 to 4.5
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.5 to 4.5
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5