C19400 Copper vs. C63020 Bronze
Both C19400 copper and C63020 bronze are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C19400 copper and the bottom bar is C63020 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 to 37 | |
| 6.8 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 210 to 300 | |
| 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 630 | |
| 1020 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 98 to 520 | |
| 740 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1090 | |
| 1070 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1080 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 260 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 30 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 40 | |
| 58 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 300 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 5.5 to 220 | |
| 63 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 41 to 1140 | |
| 2320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 8.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.7 to 20 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 18 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 75 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 22 | |
| 35 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 10 to 11 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96.8 to 97.8 | |
| 74.7 to 81.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 2.1 to 2.6 | |
| 4.0 to 5.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 4.2 to 6.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.015 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |