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C18900 Copper vs. C86400 Bronze

Both C18900 copper and C86400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 60% 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 C86400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 48
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 500
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 67 to 390
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
88
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65 to 95
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 20 to 660
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2 to 16
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 16
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0.5 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 97.7 to 99.15
56 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.3
0.1 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
34 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0