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C94100 Bronze vs. C77300 Nickel Silver

Both C94100 bronze and C77300 nickel silver are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 C94100 bronze and the bottom bar is C77300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 92
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.36
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 34
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 870
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 330
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
26
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 5.5
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.1
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 72 to 79
46 to 50
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0
Lead (Pb), % 18 to 22
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.040 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 4.5 to 6.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
37.9 to 45
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5