C86800 Bronze vs. C96900 Copper-nickel
Both C86800 bronze and C96900 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C86800 bronze and the bottom bar is C96900 copper-nickel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
4.5 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
45 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 | |
850 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 | |
830 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 140 | |
210 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
1060 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 880 | |
960 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
380 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
9.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
9.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
39 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
4.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
72 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
360 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 | |
38 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 310 | |
2820 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.7 | |
7.7 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
23 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
30 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 53.5 to 57 | |
73.6 to 78 |
Iron (Fe), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 2.5 to 4.0 | |
0.050 to 0.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 2.5 to 4.0 | |
14.5 to 15.5 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
7.5 to 8.5 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 28.3 to 40.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |