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C18100 Copper vs. C65500 Bronze

Both C18100 copper and C65500 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C18100 copper and the bottom bar is C65500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 8.3
4.0 to 70
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 80
62 to 97
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
43
Shear Strength, MPa 300
260 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
360 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 80
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
11 to 450
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 900
62 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
12 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 98.7 to 99.49
91.5 to 96.7
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.030 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.8 to 3.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5