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C97800 Nickel Silver vs. C94400 Bronze

Both C97800 nickel silver and C94400 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C97800 nickel silver and the bottom bar is C94400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
100
Elongation at Break, % 10
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1140
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.0
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
32
Density, g/cm3 8.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
60
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
6.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 67
76.1 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.5
9.0 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 4.0 to 5.5
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0