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C18200 Copper vs. C31600 Bronze

Both C18200 copper and C31600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C18200 copper and the bottom bar is C31600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 40
6.7 to 28
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 320
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 530
270 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 450
80 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 80
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 81
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 43 to 96
30 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 40 to 860
28 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6 to 16
8.5 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
11 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 93
42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
9.4 to 16

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.4
87.5 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.3 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.2 to 10.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4