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C38500 Bronze vs. C96300 Copper-nickel

Both C38500 bronze and C96300 copper-nickel 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38500 bronze and the bottom bar is C96300 copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
130
Elongation at Break, % 17
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
49
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
1200
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1150
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
6.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
42
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 78
720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
8.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 59
72.3 to 80.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.25 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 36.7 to 42.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5