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C95820 Bronze vs. C72500 Copper-nickel

Both C95820 bronze and C72500 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 86% 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 C95820 bronze and the bottom bar is C72500 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
420 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1130
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1060
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
54
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
35
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
13 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
14 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 9.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 77.5 to 82.5
85.2 to 89.7
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.8
8.5 to 10.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.020
1.8 to 2.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2