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C91600 Bronze vs. C72200 Copper-nickel

Both C91600 bronze and C72200 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C91600 bronze and the bottom bar is C72200 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
350 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 71
34
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
6.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
6.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
36
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
9.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 85.9 to 89.1
78.1 to 84.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 2.0
15 to 18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.7 to 10.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2