CC380H Copper-nickel vs. C95200 Bronze
Both CC380H copper-nickel and C95200 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CC380H copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C95200 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 80 | |
| 120 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 26 | |
| 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 47 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 | |
| 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 | |
| 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 220 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1130 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 11 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.8 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 58 | |
| 50 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 380 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 65 | |
| 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 59 | |
| 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.8 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.8 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 8.5 to 9.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 84.5 to 89 | |
| 86 to 89 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.0 to 1.8 | |
| 2.5 to 4.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 11 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |