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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. C40500 Penny Bronze

Both C97400 nickel silver and C40500 penny bronze are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C40500 penny bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
270 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
79 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
41
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
42

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
16 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
28 to 1200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
8.5 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
10 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
0
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.7 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
2.1 to 5.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5