C19020 Copper vs. C62400 Bronze
Both C19020 copper and C62400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C19020 copper and the bottom bar is C62400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 to 5.7 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 340 | |
| 420 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 to 590 | |
| 690 to 730 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1040 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 50 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 50 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 27 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 53 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 400 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 55 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 21 | |
| 25 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 10 to 11.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.7 to 99.19 | |
| 82.8 to 88 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 4.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.3 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |