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C15900 Copper vs. C67600 Bronze

Both C15900 copper and C67600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 59% 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 C67600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
13 to 33
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Shear Strength, MPa 420
270 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
170 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
23
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
63 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
140 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
57 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
0.4 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.2 to 41.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5