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C76400 Nickel Silver vs. C83800 Bronze

Both C76400 nickel silver and C83800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C76400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C83800 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 46
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 610
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 31
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.7
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.1
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
30
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 19
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.3
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 58.5 to 61.5
82 to 83.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
5.0 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 16.5 to 19.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.3 to 4.2
Zinc (Zn), % 17.7 to 25
5.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7