C72700 Copper-nickel vs. CC484K Bronze
Both C72700 copper-nickel and CC484K bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 C72700 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is CC484K bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 36 | |
| 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 1070 | |
| 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 1060 | |
| 200 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1100 | |
| 1000 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 930 | |
| 870 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 370 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 54 | |
| 70 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 9.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 11 | |
| 9.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
| 37 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.0 | |
| 3.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 62 | |
| 64 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
| 400 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 20 to 380 | |
| 32 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1420 to 4770 | |
| 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 6.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 34 | |
| 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 26 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 16 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 38 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 82.1 to 86 | |
| 84.5 to 87.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.050 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.5 to 9.5 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.4 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 5.5 to 6.5 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |