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C71500 Copper-nickel vs. C92600 Bronze

Both C71500 copper-nickel and C92600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 68% 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 C92600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 620
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1170
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
67
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.6
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.7
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
34
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 70.6
86 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
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