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C97400 Nickel Silver vs. C63800 Bronze

Both C97400 nickel silver and C63800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 C63800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 20
7.9 to 41
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260
460 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5
15 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
15 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.5 to 3.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
92.4 to 95.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 2.1
Tin (Sn), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 19.5
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5