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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. C51000 Bronze

Both C97400 nickel silver and C51000 bronze are copper alloys. They have 63% 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 C51000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
2.7 to 64
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
330 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
130 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
77
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
33
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
7.0 to 490
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
75 to 2490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
10 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
12 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
12 to 28

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
92.9 to 95.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
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
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
4.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5