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C71500 Copper-nickel vs. C95820 Bronze

Both C71500 copper-nickel and C95820 bronze are copper alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C71500 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C95820 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
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 620
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1240
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1170
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.6
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.7
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 41
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.1
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
380

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 63.5 to 70.6
77.5 to 82.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
4.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 33
4.5 to 5.8
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8