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O60 C19200 Copper vs. O60 C61000 Bronze

Both O60 C19200 copper and O60 C61000 bronze are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the O60 (soft annealed) temper. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is O60 C19200 copper and the bottom bar is O60 C61000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 33
50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 38
60
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Shear Strength, MPa 190
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 240
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 73
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 73
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 72
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 69
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), % 98.5 to 99.19
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5