MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C63800 Bronze vs. CC380H Copper-nickel

Both C63800 bronze and CC380H copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C63800 bronze and the bottom bar is CC380H copper-nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 41
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1010
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1130
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
36
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 33
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 26
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.5 to 3.1
0 to 0.010
Cobalt (Co), % 0.25 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 95.8
84.5 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.1
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0