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C15500 Copper vs. C54400 Bronze

Both C15500 copper and C54400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15500 copper and the bottom bar is C54400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 550
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 91
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 20
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 99.75 to 99.853
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0.010 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants