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O60 C19200 Copper vs. O60 C51900 Bronze

Both O60 C19200 copper and O60 C51900 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the O60 (soft 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is O60 C19200 copper and the bottom bar is O60 C51900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 38
42
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 240
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 73
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 73
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 72
55 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42
680 to 1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
14

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 98.5 to 99.19
91.7 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.040
0.030 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5