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C95500 Bronze vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

Both C95500 bronze and C97800 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95500 bronze and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
130
Elongation at Break, % 8.4 to 10
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 850
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 470
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
40
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58 to 61
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420 to 950
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 29
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 29
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 78 to 84
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4