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C16500 Copper vs. C61900 Bronze

Both C16500 copper and C61900 bronze are copper alloys. They have 87% 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 C61900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
21 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
370 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
570 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
230 to 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
79
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
11

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
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
230 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
19 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
8.5 to 10
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
83.6 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
3.0 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5