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C12600 Copper vs. C67400 Bronze

Both C12600 copper and C67400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 59% 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 C12600 copper and the bottom bar is C67400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 56
22 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
41
Shear Strength, MPa 190
310 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
480 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
250 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
23
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
300 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
17 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
17 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
16 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
57 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31.1 to 40
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5