C96300 Copper-nickel vs. CC499K Bronze
Both C96300 copper-nickel and CC499K bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C96300 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is CC499K bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 | |
| 73 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 130 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 13 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 49 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 | |
| 120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 240 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1000 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1150 | |
| 920 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 370 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 37 | |
| 73 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.0 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 6.1 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 42 | |
| 32 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.1 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 76 | |
| 51 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 59 | |
| 27 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 720 | |
| 65 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.2 | |
| 6.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 8.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
| 9.2 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 72.3 to 80.8 | |
| 84 to 88 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.25 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 18 to 22 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |