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C15900 Copper vs. C89320 Bronze

Both C15900 copper and C89320 bronze are copper alloys. They have 89% 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 C89320 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.5
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 280
56
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 48
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 49
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
37
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
490

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 37
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 80
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.76 to 0.84
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.5 to 97.9
87 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Oxygen (O), % 0.4 to 0.54
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.66 to 0.74
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5