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C15000 Copper vs. C64200 Bronze

Both C15000 copper and C64200 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15000 copper and the bottom bar is C64200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 54
14 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 280
330 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
540 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 45 to 460
230 to 320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 370
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 93
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 250
73 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.7 to 910
240 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.2 to 14
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5 to 15
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.3 to 17
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.3 to 7.6
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.9
88.2 to 92.2
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5