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C70700 Copper-nickel vs. C52400 Bronze

Both C70700 copper-nickel and C52400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 C70700 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C52400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1120
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1060
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 59
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
35
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
14 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
15 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17 to 32

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 88.5 to 90.5
87.8 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.5 to 10.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5