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C79200 Nickel Silver vs. C53800 Bronze

Both C79200 nickel silver and C53800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C79200 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C53800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 540
830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
37
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
420

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
31

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 59 to 66.5
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.4
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
13.1 to 13.9
Zinc (Zn), % 17.9 to 29.2
0 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2