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O60 C19400 Copper vs. O60 C61000 Bronze

Both O60 C19400 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. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is O60 C19400 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, % 37
50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Shear Strength, MPa 210
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
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 1090
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58
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 40
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.5
Copper (Cu), % 96.8 to 97.8
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 2.1 to 2.6
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0.015 to 0.15
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5