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C31400 Bronze vs. C12900 Copper

Both C31400 bronze and C12900 copper are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C31400 bronze and the bottom bar is C12900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
2.8 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 240
150 to 210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 420
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 310
75 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 43
98

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
32
Density, g/cm3 8.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 26 to 59
11 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 420
24 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.7 to 13
6.8 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 14
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.6 to 15
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 1.3 to 2.5
0 to 0.0040
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.050
Silver (Ag), % 0
0 to 0.054
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 5.8 to 11.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0

Comparable Variants