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C19400 Copper vs. C86500 Bronze

Both C19400 copper and C86500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C19400 copper and the bottom bar is C86500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 37
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 520
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
86
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58 to 68
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58 to 69
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5 to 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1140
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 20
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 96.8 to 97.8
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 2.1 to 2.6
0.4 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.015 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.050 to 0.2
36 to 42
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0