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C12000 Copper vs. C91000 Bronze

Both C12000 copper and C91000 bronze are copper alloys. They have 85% 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 C12000 copper and the bottom bar is C91000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.8 to 50
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230 to 410
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 77 to 400
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 390
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 98
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 98
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
37
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 91
14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 25 to 690
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.2 to 13
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.4 to 14
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2 to 15
8.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 99.9 to 99.996
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0.0040 to 0.012
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
14 to 16
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6