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C96900 Copper-nickel vs. C51100 Bronze

Both C96900 copper-nickel and C51100 bronze are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C96900 copper-nickel and the bottom bar is C51100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.5
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 850
330 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 830
93 to 700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
32
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 72
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38
18 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2820
38 to 2170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
12 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30
12 to 26

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 73.6 to 78
93.8 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 15.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0
Tin (Sn), % 7.5 to 8.5
3.5 to 4.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5