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C17000 Copper vs. C51100 Bronze

Both C17000 copper and C51100 bronze are copper alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17000 copper and the bottom bar is C51100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 31
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
42
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 750
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1310
330 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1140
93 to 700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 22
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.2 to 390
18 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5420
38 to 2170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 41
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 30
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 45
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 96.3 to 98.2
93.8 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5