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O61 C65100 Bronze vs. O61 C70400 Copper-nickel

Both O61 C65100 bronze and O61 C70400 copper-nickel are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the O61 (annealed) temper. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is O61 C65100 bronze and the bottom bar is O61 C70400 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
95

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 57
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
32
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40
38
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.0
9.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
10

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 94.5 to 99.2
89.8 to 93.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
1.3 to 1.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.8 to 6.2
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5