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C19100 Copper vs. C51100 Bronze

Both C19100 copper and C51100 bronze are copper alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C19100 copper and the bottom bar is C51100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 37
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 330
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 630
330 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 550
93 to 700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 56
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
32
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60 to 99
18 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 1310
38 to 2170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7 to 20
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9 to 18
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 22
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 96.5 to 98.6
93.8 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.030 to 0.35
Tellurium (Te), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
3.5 to 4.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5