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C22000 Bronze vs. C81400 Copper

Both C22000 bronze and C81400 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C22000 bronze and the bottom bar is C81400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.9 to 45
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 42 to 81
69
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 520
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 500
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 190
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 45
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
33
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.7 to 230
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 1110
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.1 to 17
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 17
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8 to 18
13

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 91
98.4 to 99.38
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 11
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5