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C61900 Bronze vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

Both C61900 bronze and C97400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 61% 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 C61900 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, % 21 to 32
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 650
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 310
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 79
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
33
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 150
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 430
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 22
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 83.6 to 88.5
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 4.5
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15.5 to 17
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.6
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0