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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. C54400 Bronze

Both C97400 nickel silver and C54400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97400 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
31
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
3.5 to 4.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5