C77600 Nickel Silver vs. C65500 Bronze
Both C77600 nickel silver and C65500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C77600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C65500 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 30 | |
4.0 to 70 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.34 |
Rockwell B Hardness | 83 | |
62 to 97 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 410 | |
260 to 440 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 | |
360 to 760 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 | |
120 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
260 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 140 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 830 | |
1030 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 790 | |
970 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
400 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 27 | |
7.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 31 | |
7.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 27 | |
29 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.7 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 60 | |
42 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
300 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 160 | |
11 to 450 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 470 | |
62 to 790 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.9 | |
7.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
12 to 24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
13 to 21 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
12 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
Copper (Cu), % | 42 to 45 | |
91.5 to 96.7 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0.5 to 1.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 12 to 14 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
2.8 to 3.8 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 39.7 to 46 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |