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C15000 Copper vs. C65400 Bronze

Both C15000 copper and C65400 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C15000 copper and the bottom bar is C65400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 54
2.6 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 280
350 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
500 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 45 to 460
170 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 370
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 93
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 250
10 to 480
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.7 to 910
130 to 3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.2 to 14
16 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5 to 15
16 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.3 to 17
18 to 39

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.010 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.9
93.8 to 96.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.7 to 3.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.2 to 1.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants