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C19000 Copper vs. C51900 Bronze

Both C19000 copper and C51900 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C19000 copper and the bottom bar is C51900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 50
14 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 45 to 94
42 to 91
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 390
320 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 760
380 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 630
390 to 570

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 1040
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 110
55 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 1730
680 to 1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2 to 24
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 21
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3 to 27
14 to 22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 96.9 to 99
91.7 to 95
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.030 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5