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O60 C19500 Copper vs. O60 C61000 Bronze

Both O60 C19500 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 C19500 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, % 38
50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Shear Strength, MPa 260
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
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 1090
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 56
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 57
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
6.0 to 8.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 98.6
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5