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C95520 Bronze vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

Both C95520 bronze and C97400 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C95520 bronze and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.6
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
33
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.5 to 11.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.5 to 81.3
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
4.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
15.5 to 17
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
10 to 19.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0