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C63800 Bronze vs. C96900 Copper-nickel

Both C63800 bronze and C96900 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C63800 bronze and the bottom bar is C96900 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 7.9 to 41
4.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1010
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
39
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
72
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
360

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
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 26
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
30

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
73.6 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
14.5 to 15.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.1
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 0
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5