C77600 Nickel Silver vs. C61000 Bronze
Both C77600 nickel silver and C61000 bronze are copper alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C77600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C61000 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 30 | |
29 to 50 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.34 |
Rockwell B Hardness | 83 | |
60 to 85 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
42 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 410 | |
280 to 300 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 | |
390 to 460 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 | |
150 to 190 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
220 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 140 | |
210 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 830 | |
1040 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 790 | |
990 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
420 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 27 | |
15 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 31 | |
16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 27 | |
29 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.7 | |
3.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 60 | |
49 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
370 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 160 | |
110 to 160 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 470 | |
100 to 160 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.9 | |
7.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
13 to 15 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
14 to 16 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
6.0 to 8.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 42 to 45 | |
90.2 to 94 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 12 to 14 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 39.7 to 46 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |