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C18100 Copper vs. C90900 Bronze

Both C18100 copper and C90900 bronze are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C18100 copper and the bottom bar is C90900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.3
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
65
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 80
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
36
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 900
89
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
8.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 98.7 to 99.49
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.030 to 0.060
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
12 to 14
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.6