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C95520 Bronze vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

Both C95520 bronze and C97800 nickel silver are copper alloys. They have 72% 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 C95520 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, % 2.6
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 970
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 530
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 240
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
40
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10.5 to 11.5
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.5 to 81.3
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
4.0 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4