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C22600 Bronze vs. C81500 Copper

Both C22600 bronze and C81500 copper are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C22600 bronze and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 33
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 570
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 490
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 100
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 1070
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 18
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 52
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 10.7 to 14
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5