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C18900 Copper vs. C87610 Bronze

Both C18900 copper and C87610 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 C87610 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 48
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 500
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 67 to 390
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
6.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65 to 95
62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 20 to 660
88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2 to 16
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 16
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 18
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.7 to 99.15
90 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
3.0 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 5.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5