C19020 Copper vs. C65400 Bronze
Both C19020 copper and C65400 bronze are copper alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C19020 copper and the bottom bar is C65400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 to 5.7 | |
2.6 to 47 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
43 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 340 | |
350 to 530 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 to 590 | |
500 to 1060 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
260 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
1020 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
960 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
400 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 190 | |
36 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 50 | |
7.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 50 | |
7.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
45 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
7.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 18 | |
16 to 34 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 18 | |
16 to 27 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 55 | |
10 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 21 | |
18 to 39 |
Alloy Composition
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0.010 to 0.12 |
Copper (Cu), % | 95.7 to 99.19 | |
93.8 to 96.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 3.0 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0.010 to 0.2 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
2.7 to 3.4 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0.3 to 0.9 | |
1.2 to 1.9 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |