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C71640 Copper-nickel vs. C87700 Bronze

Both C71640 copper-nickel and C87700 bronze are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C71640 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C87700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 140
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 52
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 630
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 460
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 260
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1180
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1120
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.1
48

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 40
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 750
64
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.7
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 20
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.2
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 21
11

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 61.7 to 67.8
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 1.7 to 2.3
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 29 to 32
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
7.0 to 9.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8