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C63800 Bronze vs. C70600 Copper-nickel

Both C63800 bronze and C70600 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C63800 bronze and the bottom bar is C70600 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 41
3.0 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
46
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 500
190 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1010
290 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
9.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
33
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 33
9.1 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 26
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 2.5 to 3.1
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.25 to 0.55
0
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 95.8
84.7 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants