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C18100 Copper vs. C92900 Bronze

Both C18100 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C18100 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, % 8.3
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
190

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
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 80
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
35
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 900
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 94
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 98.7 to 99.49
82 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.0 to 3.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.030 to 0.060
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
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
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7