C63800 Bronze vs. C78200 Nickel Silver
Both C63800 bronze and C78200 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C63800 bronze and the bottom bar is C78200 nickel silver.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 7.9 to 41 | |
3.0 to 40 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.32 |
Rockwell B Hardness | 94 to 110 | |
65 to 90 |
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 74 to 93 | |
63 to 75 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 500 | |
280 to 400 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 1010 | |
370 to 630 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
190 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
160 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1030 | |
1000 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1000 | |
970 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
48 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
19 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 10 | |
11 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
28 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
3.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
52 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
7.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 33 | |
12 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 26 | |
14 to 19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
15 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 36 | |
12 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 | |
63 to 67 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
1.5 to 2.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
7.0 to 9.0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.5 to 2.1 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
20.2 to 28.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |