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C70600 Copper-nickel vs. C92600 Bronze

Both C70600 copper-nickel and C92600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C70600 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C92600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 34
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 290 to 570
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 63 to 270
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1150
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
67
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
34
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.5 to 160
74
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 16 to 290
88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.1 to 18
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 84.7 to 90
86 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.3 to 10.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
1.3 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7