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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. C53800 Bronze

Both C97400 nickel silver and C53800 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C53800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
2.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
37
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
31

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
13.1 to 13.9
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
0 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2