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C16500 Copper vs. C53400 Bronze

Both C16500 copper and C53400 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16500 copper and the bottom bar is C53400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 67 to 73
33 to 79
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
32
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
91.8 to 95.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
3.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants