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C65500 Bronze vs. C96400 Copper-nickel

Both C65500 bronze and C96400 copper-nickel are copper alloys. They have 69% 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 C96400 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
140
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 70
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
51
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 760
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1170
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
5.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
5.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
45
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 450
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 790
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 91.5 to 96.7
62.3 to 71.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0.25 to 1.5
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
28 to 32
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
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