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C60800 Bronze vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

Both C60800 bronze and C97400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 60% 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 C60800 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, % 55
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 80
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 18
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
33
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.5 to 95
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15.5 to 17
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0