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C77400 Nickel Silver vs. C61500 Bronze

Both C77400 nickel silver and C61500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C77400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 25
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
42
Shear Strength, MPa 360
350 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 810
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 770
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
27 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
16 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.7 to 8.3
Copper (Cu), % 43 to 47
89 to 90.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.015
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
1.8 to 2.2
Zinc (Zn), % 41.3 to 48
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5