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C12600 Copper vs. C93900 Bronze

Both C12600 copper and C93900 bronze are copper alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C93900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
95
Elongation at Break, % 56
5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
340
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
30
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
9.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
5.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
5.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
8.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
7.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
76.5 to 79.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
14 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1