C70400 Copper-nickel vs. C63200 Bronze
Both C70400 copper-nickel and C63200 bronze are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C70400 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C63200 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 44 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 310 | |
| 640 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 95 to 230 | |
| 310 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 210 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1120 | |
| 1060 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 64 | |
| 35 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 14 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 14 | |
| 7.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 55 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 380 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 38 to 220 | |
| 400 to 510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 7.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.3 to 9.8 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 18 | |
| 9.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 11 | |
| 22 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 8.7 to 9.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 89.8 to 93.6 | |
| 78.8 to 82.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 1.3 to 1.7 | |
| 3.5 to 4.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.8 | |
| 1.2 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.8 to 6.2 | |
| 4.0 to 4.8 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |