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C18900 Copper vs. C86100 Bronze

Both C18900 copper and C86100 bronze are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C18900 copper and the bottom bar is C86100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 48
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 500
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 67 to 390
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
24
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65 to 95
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 20 to 660
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2 to 16
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 18
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
4.5 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 97.7 to 99.15
66 to 68
Iron (Fe), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.3
2.5 to 5.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
17.3 to 25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0