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C79200 Nickel Silver vs. C90400 Bronze

Both C79200 nickel silver and C90400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 67% 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 C90400 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
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 540
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
34
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 66.5
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.4
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 17.9 to 29.2
1.0 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7