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C17465 Copper vs. C87700 Bronze

Both C17465 copper and C87700 bronze are copper alloys. They have 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17465 copper and the bottom bar is C87700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.3 to 36
3.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 930
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 830
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 220
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22 to 51
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23 to 52
48

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 90
8.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2920
64
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 29
9.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 24
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 64
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 33
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Beryllium (Be), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.7 to 98.7
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.4
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
2.5 to 3.5
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8