C51000 Bronze vs. C72700 Copper-nickel
Both C51000 bronze and C72700 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C51000 bronze and the bottom bar is C72700 copper-nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.7 to 64 | |
4.0 to 36 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
44 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 460 | |
310 to 620 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 780 | |
460 to 1070 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 to 750 | |
580 to 1060 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 190 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1050 | |
1100 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 960 | |
930 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 77 | |
54 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 18 | |
11 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 18 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
36 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
4.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 50 | |
62 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
350 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 7.0 to 490 | |
20 to 380 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 75 to 2490 | |
1420 to 4770 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.0 | |
7.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 25 | |
14 to 34 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 21 | |
15 to 26 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 23 | |
16 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 28 | |
16 to 38 |
Alloy Composition
Copper (Cu), % | 92.9 to 95.5 | |
82.1 to 86 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
8.5 to 9.5 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0.030 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 4.5 to 5.8 | |
5.5 to 6.5 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |