C72700 Copper-nickel vs. C67000 Bronze
Both C72700 copper-nickel and C67000 bronze are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C72700 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C67000 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 36 | |
| 5.6 to 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 620 | |
| 390 to 510 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 1070 | |
| 660 to 880 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 1060 | |
| 350 to 540 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 160 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1100 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 930 | |
| 850 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 54 | |
| 99 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 20 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 22 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 11 | |
| 25 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 36 | |
| 23 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.0 | |
| 2.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 62 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 20 to 380 | |
| 43 to 62 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1420 to 4770 | |
| 560 to 1290 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.4 | |
| 7.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 34 | |
| 23 to 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 26 | |
| 21 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 16 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 38 | |
| 21 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 3.0 to 6.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 82.1 to 86 | |
| 63 to 68 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 2.0 to 4.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.050 to 0.3 | |
| 2.5 to 5.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.5 to 9.5 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 5.5 to 6.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 21.8 to 32.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |