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C12600 Copper vs. C95520 Bronze

Both C12600 copper and C95520 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C12600 copper and the bottom bar is C95520 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 56
2.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 56
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10.5 to 11.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 99.5 to 99.8
74.5 to 81.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.2 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5