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C94400 Bronze vs. CC383H Copper-nickel

Both C94400 bronze and CC383H copper-nickel are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C94400 bronze and the bottom bar is CC383H copper-nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
140
Elongation at Break, % 18
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.35
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1130
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 350
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
5.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.9
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
44
Density, g/cm3 9.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
8.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 17
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.3
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.010
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Copper (Cu), % 76.1 to 84
64 to 69.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
29 to 31
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.3 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.010
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5