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C19500 Copper vs. C62500 Bronze

Both C19500 copper and C62500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C19500 copper and the bottom bar is C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 38
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 71 to 86
29
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 360
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 640
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 600
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50 to 56
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50 to 57
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
26
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 110
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 1530
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
12.5 to 13.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 98.6
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.0
3.5 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5