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C16500 Copper vs. C31600 Bronze

Both C16500 copper and C31600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 89% 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 C16500 copper and the bottom bar is C31600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
6.7 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
270 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
80 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
30 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
28 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
8.5 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
11 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
9.4 to 16

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.2 to 10.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants