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C18100 Copper vs. C91600 Bronze

Both C18100 copper and C91600 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 C91600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.3
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 80
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
36
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 900
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
9.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11

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
85.9 to 89.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.030 to 0.060
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.7 to 10.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0