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C15000 Copper vs. C86700 Bronze

Both C15000 copper and C86700 bronze are copper alloys. They have 58% 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 C86700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 54
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 460
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 45 to 460
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 370
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 93
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 93
19

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
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 250
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 8.7 to 910
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.2 to 14
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5 to 15
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 110
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.3 to 17
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 99.8 to 99.9
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30 to 38
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0