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C12500 Copper vs. C86800 Bronze

Both C12500 copper and C86800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C12500 copper and the bottom bar is C86800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 50
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220 to 420
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 390
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 92
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6 to 88
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 660
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9 to 13
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.1 to 14
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.8 to 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 2.0
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
53.5 to 57
Iron (Fe), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.0040
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.050
2.5 to 4.0
Tellurium (Te), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0