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C17500 Copper vs. C92900 Bronze

Both C17500 copper and C92900 bronze are copper alloys. They have 84% 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 C17500 copper and the bottom bar is C92900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 6.0 to 30
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 760
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24 to 53
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 24 to 54
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
35
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 73
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 120
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 2390
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 27
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 23
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 29
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Beryllium (Be), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Cobalt (Co), % 2.4 to 2.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.6 to 97.2
82 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.0 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7