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C79200 Nickel Silver vs. C61400 Bronze

Both C79200 nickel silver and C61400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 64% 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 C61400 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
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 540
540 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
67
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
28
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
360

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
18 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 66.5
86 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.4
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 17.9 to 29.2
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5