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C10500 Copper vs. C53800 Bronze

Both C10500 copper and C53800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 86% 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 C53800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 51
2.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 210
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 400
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 400
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
37
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 90
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 680
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 12
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
31

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.89 to 99.966
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.030
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.034 to 0.060
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
13.1 to 13.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2