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C17510 Copper vs. C61400 Bronze

Both C17510 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C17510 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, % 5.4 to 37
34 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 500
370 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 860
540 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 750
220 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
67
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22 to 54
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 23 to 54
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 92
160 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 2410
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
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 60
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 30
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
6.0 to 8.0
Beryllium (Be), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 95.9 to 98.4
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
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 2.2
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