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C92600 Bronze vs. C77400 Nickel Silver

Both C92600 bronze and C77400 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C92600 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, % 30
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
25
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 88
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 88.5
43 to 47
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.3 to 10.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.3 to 2.5
41.3 to 48
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5