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C77100 Nickel Silver vs. C61400 Bronze

Both C77100 nickel silver and C61400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77100 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C61400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
540 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540
220 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 990
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
67
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
28
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1280
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Copper (Cu), % 52 to 56
86 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 39
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5