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C63800 Bronze vs. C73100 Nickel Silver

Both C63800 bronze and C73100 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C63800 bronze and the bottom bar is C73100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 41
3.4 to 8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 500
260 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1010
450 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
28
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 33
15 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 26
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.5 to 3.1
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.25 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 95.8
70.8 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
4.0 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
18 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants