C71000 Copper-nickel vs. C99600 Bronze

Both C71000 copper-nickel and C99600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C71000 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C99600 bronze.

UNS C71000 Copper-Nickel UNS C99600 Manganese Bronze

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		150

Poisson's Ratio		0.33
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		49
Shear Modulus, GPa		56

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		320 to 560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		230
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		240

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		200

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1100

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1050

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		440

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		37
Base Metal Price, % relative		22

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		8.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		63
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		51

Embodied Water, L/kg		290
Embodied Water, L/kg		300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		10

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		10 to 18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		19

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		12 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		12 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		1.0 to 2.8

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.2

Copper (Cu), %		73.5 to 80.5
Copper (Cu), %		50.8 to 60

Iron (Fe), %		0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.2

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.020

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		39 to 45

Nickel (Ni), %		19 to 23
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.2

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.1

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		0 to 0.1

Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.2

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.3