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C15000 Copper vs. C83800 Bronze

Both C15000 copper and C83800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15000 copper and the bottom bar is C83800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 54
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 45 to 460
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 370
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 93
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 9.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 250
39
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.7 to 910
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.2 to 14
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5 to 15
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.3 to 17
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.9
82 to 83.8
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.3 to 4.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7