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C16500 Copper vs. C61800 Bronze

Both C16500 copper and C61800 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16500 copper and the bottom bar is C61800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
26
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
44
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
64
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 11
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
86.9 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0.5 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5