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C64200 Bronze vs. C74400 Nickel Silver

Both C64200 bronze and C74400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64200 bronze and the bottom bar is C74400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 35
43
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
39
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 390
240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 640
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 320
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
25
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 470
63
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.3 to 7.6
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 88.2 to 92.2
62 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
2.0 to 4.0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
29.6 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3