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C15500 Copper vs. C91600 Bronze

Both C15500 copper and C91600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15500 copper and the bottom bar is C91600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 37
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 550
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 530
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 91
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
36
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 84
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 1210
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
9.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 20
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 99.75 to 99.853
85.9 to 89.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.7 to 10.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0