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C17000 Copper vs. C92600 Bronze

Both C17000 copper and C92600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17000 copper and the bottom bar is C92600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 31
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1310
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1140
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
67
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 22
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.2 to 390
74
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5420
88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 41
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 30
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 45
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 96.3 to 98.2
86 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.3 to 10.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7