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C31400 Bronze vs. C15000 Copper

Both C31400 bronze and C15000 copper are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C31400 bronze and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 240
150 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 420
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 310
45 to 460

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
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 180
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 42
93
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 43
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
31
Density, g/cm3 8.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 26 to 59
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 420
8.7 to 910
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
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 14
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.6 to 15
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
99.8 to 99.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 1.3 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.8 to 11.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0