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C76200 Nickel Silver vs. C86700 Bronze

Both C76200 nickel silver and C86700 bronze are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C76200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C86700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 790
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 26
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 61
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13.5
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 24.2 to 32
30 to 38
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0