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C22600 Bronze vs. C99500 Copper

Both C22600 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 C22600 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, % 2.5 to 33
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 570
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 490
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 40
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 42
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
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 14 to 100
63
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330 to 1070
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 18
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 19
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
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), % 10.7 to 14
0.5 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3