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C15000 Copper vs. C53800 Bronze

Both C15000 copper and C53800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15000 copper and the bottom bar is C53800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 54
2.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 280
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 45 to 460
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 370
61
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 93
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
37
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
420

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 250
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.7 to 910
2020
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.2 to 14
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5 to 15
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.3 to 17
31

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.9
85.1 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
13.1 to 13.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2