C12600 Copper vs. C52400 Bronze

Both C12600 copper and C52400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12600 copper and the bottom bar is C52400 bronze.

UNS C12600 Fire-Refined Tough Pitch Copper UNS C52400 Phosphor Bronze

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		56
Shear Modulus, GPa		41

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		450 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		190

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		170

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1000

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		840

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		370

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		130
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		50

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		11

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		30
Base Metal Price, % relative		35

Density, g/cm³		8.9
Density, g/cm³		8.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		41
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		58

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.9

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		8.2
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		14 to 28

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15 to 23

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		15

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		9.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17 to 32

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), %		99.5 to 99.8
Copper (Cu), %		87.8 to 91

Iron (Fe), %		0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

Phosphorus (P), %		0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), %		0.030 to 0.35

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		9.0 to 11

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.2

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5