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C17300 Copper vs. C31600 Bronze

Both C17300 copper and C31600 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17300 copper and the bottom bar is C31600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 23
6.7 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
42
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 790
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1380
270 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 1200
80 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 88
30 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 5410
28 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 44
8.5 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 31
11 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 48
9.4 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Beryllium (Be), % 1.8 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.5 to 97.8
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
1.3 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.2 to 10.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4