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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. C91100 Bronze

Both C74000 nickel silver and C91100 bronze are copper alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C91100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
38
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
440

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
82 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
15 to 17
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0