CR011A Copper vs. C61500 Bronze
Both CR011A copper and C61500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is CR011A copper and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 15 | |
3.0 to 55 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
42 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 220 | |
480 to 970 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 130 | |
150 to 720 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
220 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
220 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
1040 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
1030 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
430 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 390 | |
58 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 100 | |
13 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 100 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 32 | |
29 |
Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
3.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
52 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
380 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 29 | |
27 to 200 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 76 | |
100 to 2310 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
7.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
16 to 32 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 9.0 | |
16 to 26 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 110 | |
16 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.8 | |
17 to 34 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
7.7 to 8.3 |
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.00050 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 99.88 to 99.97 | |
89 to 90.5 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
1.8 to 2.2 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Silver (Ag), % | 0.030 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |