C73500 Nickel Silver vs. C99600 Bronze

Both C73500 nickel silver and C99600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 C73500 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C99600 bronze.

UNS C73500 Nickel Silver UNS C99600 Manganese Bronze

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		150

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		47
Shear Modulus, GPa		56

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		380 to 580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		240

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		200

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1100

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1050

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		35
Base Metal Price, % relative		22

Density, g/cm³		8.7
Density, g/cm³		8.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		61
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		51

Embodied Water, L/kg		300
Embodied Water, L/kg		300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		10

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		1.0 to 2.8

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.2

Copper (Cu), %		70.5 to 73.5
Copper (Cu), %		50.8 to 60

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.2

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.020

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), %		39 to 45

Nickel (Ni), %		16.5 to 19.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.2

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.1

Zinc (Zn), %		5.7 to 13
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.2

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.3