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C19100 Copper vs. C65100 Bronze

Both C19100 copper and C65100 bronze are copper alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19100 copper and the bottom bar is C65100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 37
2.4 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 330
200 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 630
280 to 560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 75 to 550
95 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 56
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
30
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60 to 99
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 24 to 1310
39 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7 to 20
8.7 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9 to 18
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.9 to 22
9.5 to 19

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 96.5 to 98.6
94.5 to 99.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.8 to 2.0
Tellurium (Te), % 0.35 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5