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C12500 Copper vs. C53800 Bronze

Both C12500 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12500 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, % 1.5 to 50
2.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 220
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 390
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 1070
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 92
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
37
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6 to 88
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 660
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
31

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.012
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Copper (Cu), % 99.88 to 100
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
13.1 to 13.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2