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C83800 Bronze vs. C71500 Copper-nickel

Both C83800 bronze and C71500 copper-nickel 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83800 bronze and the bottom bar is C71500 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
380 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
4.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
4.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
41
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 83.8
63.5 to 70.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
29 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 3.3 to 4.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 8.0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5