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C12000 Copper vs. C86300 Bronze

Both C12000 copper and C86300 bronze are copper alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12000 copper and the bottom bar is C86300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
14
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 91
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.0 to 7.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
60 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
22 to 28
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0