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C71500 Copper-nickel vs. C50100 Bronze

Both C71500 copper-nickel and C50100 bronze are copper alloys. They have 67% 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 C71500 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C50100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 620
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1170
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.6
55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.7
55

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
9.5

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 70.6
98.6 to 99.49
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5