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C11600 Copper vs. C65500 Bronze

Both C11600 copper and C65500 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C11600 copper and the bottom bar is C65500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.7 to 50
4.0 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 160 to 240
260 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
360 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 410
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 100
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 100
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
29
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 9.7 to 91
11 to 450
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 710
62 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.78 to 99.915
91.5 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.8 to 3.8
Silver (Ag), % 0.085 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants