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C15900 Copper vs. C86400 Bronze

Both C15900 copper and C86400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15900 copper and the bottom bar is C86400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
23
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0.5 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
56 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
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
34 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0