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C19500 Copper vs. C86700 Bronze

Both C19500 copper and C86700 bronze are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C19500 copper and the bottom bar is C86700 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 38
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 640
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 600
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1090
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 50 to 56
17
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50 to 57
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
23
Density, g/cm3 8.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 110
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59 to 1530
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 23
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
1.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.9 to 98.6
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.0
1.0 to 3.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.1 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
30 to 38
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0