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C17500 Copper vs. C61400 Bronze

Both C17500 copper and C61400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C17500 copper and the bottom bar is C61400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
34 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
43
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 520
370 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
540 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
220 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
67
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
160 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
18 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
6.0 to 8.0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
86 to 92.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 3.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5