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C95200 Bronze vs. C72500 Copper-nickel

Both C95200 bronze and C72500 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 88% 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 C95200 bronze and the bottom bar is C72500 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
420 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1130
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
54
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
35
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
13 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 9.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
85.2 to 89.7
Iron (Fe), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2