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C83800 Bronze vs. C77600 Nickel Silver

Both C83800 bronze and C77600 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 51% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83800 bronze and the bottom bar is C77600 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
27
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 83.8
42 to 45
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
12 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 3.3 to 4.2
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 8.0
39.7 to 46
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5