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C18900 Copper vs. C93400 Bronze

Both C18900 copper and C93400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 85% 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 C93400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 48
9.1
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 500
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 67 to 390
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
350
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
32
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65 to 95
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 20 to 660
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2 to 16
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 16
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 18
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 97.7 to 99.15
82 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
7.0 to 9.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 0.9
7.0 to 9.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0