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CR015A Copper vs. C93800 Bronze

Both CR015A copper and C93800 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is CR015A copper and the bottom bar is C93800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
96
Elongation at Break, % 15
9.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
340
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
31
Density, g/cm3 9.0
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 29
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 76
70
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
5.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.0
8.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.00050
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.883 to 99.939
75 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
13 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0010 to 0.0070
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silver (Ag), % 0.060 to 0.080
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.3 to 7.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0