C19400 Copper vs. C31600 Bronze
Both C19400 copper and C31600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 89% 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 C19400 copper and the bottom bar is C31600 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 to 37 | |
| 6.7 to 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 300 | |
| 170 to 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 630 | |
| 270 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 98 to 520 | |
| 80 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1040 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1010 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 260 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 58 to 68 | |
| 32 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 58 to 69 | |
| 33 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 40 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 5.5 to 220 | |
| 30 to 58 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 41 to 1140 | |
| 28 to 690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.7 to 20 | |
| 8.5 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 18 | |
| 11 to 15 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 75 | |
| 42 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 22 | |
| 9.4 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.8 to 97.8 | |
| 87.5 to 90.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 2.1 to 2.6 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 1.3 to 2.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.015 to 0.15 | |
| 0.040 to 0.1 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 5.2 to 10.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |