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C87700 Bronze vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

Both C87700 bronze and C76200 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87700 bronze and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 45
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 48
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
29
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.8
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 34
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
11 to 13.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 7.0 to 9.0
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5