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C63800 Bronze vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

Both C63800 bronze and C77600 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C63800 bronze and the bottom bar is C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 41
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 94 to 110
83
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 500
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1010
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
27
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 33
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 26
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
20

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
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
12 to 14
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5