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C19100 Copper vs. C38500 Bronze

Both C19100 copper and C38500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C19100 copper and the bottom bar is C38500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 37
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
37
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 330
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 630
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 550
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 56
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
22
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60 to 99
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 1310
78
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7 to 20
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9 to 18
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 22
12

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 96.5 to 98.6
55 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Tellurium (Te), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
36.7 to 42.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5