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C19025 Copper vs. C83800 Bronze

Both C19025 copper and C83800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19025 copper and the bottom bar is C83800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 17
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 620
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 40
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 19
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 22
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 97.1 to 98.5
82 to 83.8
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.070
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 1.1
3.3 to 4.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
5.0 to 8.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7