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C76200 Nickel Silver vs. C87200 Bronze

Both C76200 nickel silver and C87200 bronze are copper alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C76200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C87200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 790
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.8
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
29
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 27
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 23
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 26
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 61
89 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 24.2 to 32
0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0