C17200 Copper vs. C64210 Bronze
Both C17200 copper and C64210 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 C17200 copper and the bottom bar is C64210 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 37 | |
| 35 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 780 | |
| 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 to 1380 | |
| 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 1250 | |
| 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 280 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
| 1040 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 990 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 22 | |
| 13 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 23 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.2 to 500 | |
| 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 5720 | |
| 360 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 44 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 31 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 31 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 46 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 6.3 to 7.0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.8 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.1 to 98 | |
| 89 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 2.0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |