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C83800 Bronze vs. C72900 Copper-nickel

Both C83800 bronze and C72900 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83800 bronze and the bottom bar is C72900 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 20
6.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
870 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
700 to 920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1120
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
39
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
72
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
49 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
2030 to 3490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
27 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
23 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
8.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
31 to 38

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 83.8
74.1 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.020
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
14.5 to 15.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
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
7.5 to 8.5
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3