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C17000 Copper vs. C61500 Bronze

Both C17000 copper and C61500 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C17000 copper and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 31
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
42
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 750
350 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1310
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1140
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 22
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.2 to 390
27 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5420
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 41
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 30
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 45
17 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
7.7 to 8.3
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 96.3 to 98.2
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.015
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
1.8 to 2.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5