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C15900 Copper vs. C86500 Bronze

Both C15900 copper and C86500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 58% 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 C86500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
190

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
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

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
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
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
17

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
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0