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CR015A Copper vs. C62500 Bronze

Both CR015A copper and C62500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 CR015A copper and the bottom bar is C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
26
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
12.5 to 13.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.883 to 99.939
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0010 to 0.0070
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5