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C63800 Bronze vs. C97300 Nickel Silver

Both C63800 bronze and C97300 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 56% 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 C97300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 41
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1010
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 33
7.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 26
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
9.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
8.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.5 to 3.1
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Cobalt (Co), % 0.25 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 95.8
53 to 58
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.1
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
17 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0