C17000 Copper vs. C64200 Bronze
Both C17000 copper and C64200 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C17000 copper and the bottom bar is C64200 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 31 | |
| 14 to 35 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 750 | |
| 330 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 1310 | |
| 540 to 640 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 1140 | |
| 230 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 270 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1000 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 980 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 | |
| 8.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 22 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.7 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 50 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 370 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.2 to 390 | |
| 73 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 5420 | |
| 240 to 470 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 41 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 30 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 32 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 45 | |
| 20 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 6.3 to 7.6 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.3 to 98.2 | |
| 88.2 to 92.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 1.5 to 2.2 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |