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C77400 Nickel Silver vs. C60800 Bronze

Both C77400 nickel silver and C60800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C77400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C60800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
55
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
46
Shear Strength, MPa 360
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 810
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 770
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 43 to 47
92.5 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Zinc (Zn), % 41.3 to 48
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5