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C62400 Bronze vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

Both C62400 bronze and C97800 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C62400 bronze and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
130
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 730
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 350
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
40
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 400
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 77
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 550
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 25
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 22
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 26
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 82.8 to 88
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.5
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
4.0 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4