H04 C53400 Bronze vs. H04 C70600 Copper-nickel
Both H04 C53400 bronze and H04 C70600 copper-nickel are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the H04 (full hard) temper. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 H04 C53400 bronze and the bottom bar is H04 C70600 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 13 | |
| 16 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Rockwell B Hardness | 85 | |
| 81 |
| Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 73 | |
| 71 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 46 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 | |
| 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 | |
| 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 440 | |
| 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 220 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 180 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1050 | |
| 1150 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
| 1100 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 69 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 15 | |
| 9.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 15 | |
| 9.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 51 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
| 300 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 59 | |
| 56 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 850 | |
| 140 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.0 | |
| 7.7 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 21 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 91.8 to 95.7 | |
| 84.7 to 90 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 1.0 to 1.8 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.030 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 3.5 to 5.8 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |