As-cast C82400 Copper vs. As-cast C94700 Bronze
Both as-cast C82400 copper and as-cast C94700 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is as-cast C82400 copper and the bottom bar is as-cast C94700 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 32 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 | |
| 160 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 270 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1000 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 900 | |
| 900 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 54 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 25 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 26 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.9 | |
| 3.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 56 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 83 | |
| 89 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 270 | |
| 110 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 39 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.6 to 1.9 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0.2 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96 to 98.2 | |
| 85 to 90 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 4.5 to 6.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 4.5 to 6.0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |