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C22000 Bronze vs. C99500 Copper

Both C22000 bronze and C99500 copper are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C22000 bronze and the bottom bar is C99500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.9 to 45
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 260 to 520
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69 to 500
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 44
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 45
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
30
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 3.7 to 230
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21 to 1110
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.1 to 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10 to 17
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.8 to 18
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 91
82.5 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
3.0 to 5.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 11
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3