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C16500 Copper vs. C63000 Bronze

Both C16500 copper and C63000 bronze are copper alloys. They have 81% 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 C63000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
7.9 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
44
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
400 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
660 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
330 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
230
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
47 to 82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
470 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 11
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
76.8 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
2.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5