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C15900 Copper vs. C62300 Bronze

Both C15900 copper and C62300 bronze are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C15900 copper and the bottom bar is C62300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
18 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 420
360 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
570 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
54
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
28
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
95 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
240 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
19 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
8.5 to 10
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
83.2 to 89.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
2.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5