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C17000 Copper vs. C94300 Bronze

Both C17000 copper and C94300 bronze are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C94300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
87
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 31
9.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
32
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1310
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1140
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
150
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
320
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
63
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 22
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.2 to 390
15
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5420
77
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
5.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 41
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 30
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 45
7.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Beryllium (Be), % 1.6 to 1.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 96.3 to 98.2
67 to 72
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
23 to 27
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0