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C63020 Bronze vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

Both C63020 bronze and C77400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 51% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C63020 bronze and the bottom bar is C77400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Shear Strength, MPa 600
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
25
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2320
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.7 to 81.8
43 to 47
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
9.0 to 11
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5