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C61000 Bronze vs. C79200 Nickel Silver

Both C61000 bronze and C79200 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61000 bronze and the bottom bar is C79200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 460
480 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 69
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 16
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
30
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 16
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 90.2 to 94
59 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0.8 to 1.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 13
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
17.9 to 29.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants