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C96200 Copper-nickel vs. C38500 Bronze

Both C96200 copper-nickel and C38500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 57% 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 C96200 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C38500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 23
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
37
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1150
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1100
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
22
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 83.6 to 90
55 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
2.5 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.7 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5