MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C97800 Nickel Silver vs. C92600 Bronze

Both C97800 nickel silver and C92600 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 74% 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 C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C92600 bronze.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
110
Elongation at Break, % 10
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
67
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
34
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
74
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
86 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
9.3 to 10.5
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
1.3 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7