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C16500 Copper vs. C54400 Bronze

Both C16500 copper and C54400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 89% 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 C54400 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
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
6.8
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
26
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
85.4 to 91.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.5
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
3.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants