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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. C52100 Bronze

Both C74000 nickel silver and C52100 bronze are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C52100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 70 to 88
45 to 100
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
380 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
34
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
12 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
13 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
14 to 28

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
89.8 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants