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C10500 Copper vs. C95820 Bronze

Both C10500 copper and C95820 bronze are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C10500 copper and the bottom bar is C95820 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 51
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 400
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 400
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
29
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 90
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 680
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.8 to 12
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 14
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 99.89 to 99.966
77.5 to 82.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 5.8
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 0.034 to 0.060
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8