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C17200 Copper vs. C65400 Bronze

Both C17200 copper and C65400 bronze are copper alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17200 copper and the bottom bar is C65400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 37
2.6 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
43
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 780
350 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 1380
500 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1250
170 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 280
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.2 to 500
10 to 480
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5720
130 to 3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 44
16 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
16 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 31
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 46
18 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.010 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 96.1 to 98
93.8 to 96.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
2.7 to 3.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.2 to 1.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2