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C15000 Copper vs. C67000 Bronze

Both C15000 copper and C67000 bronze are copper alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15000 copper and the bottom bar is C67000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 54
5.6 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 280
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
660 to 880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 45 to 460
350 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 370
99
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 93
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 9.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 250
43 to 62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.7 to 910
560 to 1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.2 to 14
23 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5 to 15
21 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.3 to 17
21 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.9
63 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
21.8 to 32.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5