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C77300 Nickel Silver vs. C90400 Bronze

Both C77300 nickel silver and C90400 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C77300 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C90400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.5
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
34
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 46 to 50
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.040 to 0.25
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 37.9 to 45
1.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7