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C52400 Bronze vs. C71500 Copper-nickel

Both C52400 bronze and C71500 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C52400 bronze and the bottom bar is C71500 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 50 to 100
40 to 89
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 880
380 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
4.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
4.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
41
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 28
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 23
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 15
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 32
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 87.8 to 91
63.5 to 70.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants