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CR011A Copper vs. C86500 Bronze

Both CR011A copper and C86500 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR011A copper and the bottom bar is C86500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
23
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 99.97
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.030 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0