C15100 Copper vs. C31400 Bronze
Both C15100 copper and C31400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 89% 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 C15100 copper and the bottom bar is C31400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 36 | |
| 6.8 to 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 170 to 270 | |
| 180 to 240 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 260 to 470 | |
| 270 to 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 69 to 460 | |
| 78 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1100 | |
| 1040 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1010 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 360 | |
| 180 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 95 | |
| 42 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 95 | |
| 43 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 9.0 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 9.3 to 71 | |
| 26 to 59 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 21 to 890 | |
| 28 to 420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 8.1 to 15 | |
| 8.7 to 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 10 to 15 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 100 | |
| 54 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.3 to 17 | |
| 9.6 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 99.8 to 99.95 | |
| 87.5 to 90.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 1.3 to 2.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 5.8 to 11.2 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |