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C60800 Bronze vs. C70400 Copper-nickel

Both C60800 bronze and C70400 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C60800 bronze and the bottom bar is C70400 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
300 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
95 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 80
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 18
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
32
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
38 to 220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
9.3 to 9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.5 to 95
89.8 to 93.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
1.3 to 1.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.8 to 6.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5