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C90700 Bronze vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

Both C90700 bronze and C77400 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C90700 bronze and the bottom bar is C77400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 12
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
25
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 88 to 90
43 to 47
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 10 to 12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5