C61300 Bronze vs. C78200 Nickel Silver
Both C61300 bronze and C78200 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C61300 bronze and the bottom bar is C78200 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 34 to 40 | |
3.0 to 40 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 370 to 390 | |
280 to 400 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 to 580 | |
370 to 630 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 310 | |
170 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
190 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1050 | |
1000 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
970 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 420 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 55 | |
48 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
19 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
11 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 13 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
28 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
3.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
52 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 370 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 150 to 190 | |
18 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 410 | |
130 to 1440 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
7.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 19 | |
12 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
14 to 19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 15 | |
15 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 20 | |
12 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 6.0 to 7.5 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 88 to 91.8 | |
63 to 67 |
Iron (Fe), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
1.5 to 2.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
7.0 to 9.0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
20.2 to 28.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |