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C65500 Bronze vs. C96200 Copper-nickel

Both C65500 bronze and C96200 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C65500 bronze and the bottom bar is C96200 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 70
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 760
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
36
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 450
68
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 790
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 91.5 to 96.7
83.6 to 90
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
1.0 to 1.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.3
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5