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O50 C15500 Copper vs. O50 C65500 Bronze

Both O50 C15500 copper and O50 C65500 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the O50 (light annealed) temper. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is O50 C15500 copper and the bottom bar is O50 C65500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell F Hardness 70
85
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 91
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
11 to 450
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72
62 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
14

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.75 to 99.853
91.5 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.8 to 3.8
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5