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C63020 Bronze vs. C71640 Copper-nickel

Both C63020 bronze and C71640 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C63020 bronze and the bottom bar is C71640 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
490 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740
190 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
40
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2320
130 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
8.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
16 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
16 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.7 to 81.8
61.7 to 67.8
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
1.7 to 2.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
29 to 32
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5