C72200 Copper-nickel vs. C61500 Bronze
Both C72200 copper-nickel and C61500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 C72200 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 130 | |
110 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
0.34 |
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness | 64 to 75 | |
42 to 85 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 48 | |
42 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 580 | |
480 to 970 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
220 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 230 | |
220 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1180 | |
1040 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1120 | |
1030 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
430 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 34 | |
58 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.5 | |
13 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.6 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
29 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.9 | |
3.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
52 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
380 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.0 | |
7.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 18 | |
16 to 32 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 17 | |
16 to 26 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.6 | |
16 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 20 | |
17 to 34 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
7.7 to 8.3 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 78.1 to 84.2 | |
89 to 90.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 15 to 18 | |
1.8 to 2.2 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |