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C74000 Nickel Silver vs. C92700 Bronze

Both C74000 nickel silver and C92700 bronze are copper alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C74000 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C92700 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
77
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 590
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
35
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 19
9.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 18
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 19
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 69 to 73.5
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 14.2 to 22
0 to 0.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7