C66100 Bronze vs. ASTM B477 Au-Ni-Ag
C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ASTM B477 Au-Ni-Ag belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is ASTM B477 Au-Ni-Ag.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 95 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 40 | |
| 5.5 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.41 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 34 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 460 | |
| 190 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 410 to 790 | |
| 310 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 80 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1010 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1000 | |
| 930 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 17 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 3.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 8.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 25 | |
| 5.0 to 9.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 22 | |
| 6.0 to 8.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 29 | |
| 16 to 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 92 to 97 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 74.2 to 75.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 2.6 to 3.4 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.8 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 21.4 to 22.6 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |