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C15000 Copper vs. C67600 Bronze

Both C15000 copper and C67600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15000 copper and the bottom bar is C67600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 54
13 to 33
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 280
270 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 45 to 460
170 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 370
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 93
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 250
63 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.7 to 910
140 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.2 to 14
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5 to 15
16 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.3 to 17
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.9
57 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.4 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.2 to 41.6
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5