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C71520 Copper-nickel vs. C92600 Bronze

Both C71520 copper-nickel and C92600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C71520 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C92600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
110
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 45
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 51
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 570
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 430
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1170
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 32
67
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.7
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.8
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
34
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54 to 130
74
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 67 to 680
88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 18
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 17
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 19
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 71.6
86 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 28 to 33
0 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.3 to 10.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
1.3 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7