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C18100 Copper vs. C94900 Bronze

Both C18100 copper and C94900 bronze are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C18100 copper and the bottom bar is C94900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.3
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 47
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 80
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
32
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 900
72
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
9.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11

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
79 to 81
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.030 to 0.060
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.8