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C15900 Copper vs. C67300 Bronze

Both C15900 copper and C67300 bronze are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is C67300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 95
91
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Shear Strength, MPa 420
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
95
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
23
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
58 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.4 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
27.2 to 39.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5