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C19100 Copper vs. C51900 Bronze

Both C19100 copper and C51900 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 C51900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 37
14 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
42
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 330
320 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 630
380 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 550
390 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
66
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
14
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 56
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60 to 99
55 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 1310
680 to 1450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7 to 20
12 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9 to 18
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 22
14 to 22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 96.5 to 98.6
91.7 to 95
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
5.0 to 7.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5