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C65100 Bronze vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

Both C65100 bronze and C97400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 61% 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 C65100 bronze and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.4 to 50
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 560
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 95 to 440
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 57
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
33
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 39 to 820
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 18
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 19
8.8

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 94.5 to 99.2
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
15.5 to 17
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 2.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0