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C10500 Copper vs. C31400 Bronze

Both C10500 copper and C31400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C10500 copper and the bottom bar is C31400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 51
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
180 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 400
270 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 400
78 to 310

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
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
42
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
43

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
29
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 90
26 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 680
28 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 12
8.7 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
11 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
54
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
9.6 to 15

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.89 to 99.966
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.7
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.034 to 0.060
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.8 to 11.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants