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C66100 Bronze vs. Commercially Pure Silver

C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while commercially pure silver belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66100 bronze and the bottom bar is commercially pure silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
71
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 40
1.1 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
26
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 460
120 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410 to 790
190 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
240
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 34
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
3.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
13
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 25
4.9 to 8.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 22
6.9 to 10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.7
170
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 29
9.5 to 17

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 92 to 97
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
99.9 to 100
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1