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C91600 Bronze vs. C74000 Nickel Silver

Both C91600 bronze and C74000 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91600 bronze and the bottom bar is C74000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
380 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
30
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
13 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
14 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
69 to 73.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
14.2 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5