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C31600 Bronze vs. C82400 Copper

Both C31600 bronze and C82400 copper are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C31600 bronze and the bottom bar is C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 28
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 460
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 80 to 390
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 58
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 690
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.5 to 15
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 15
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 16
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 87.5 to 90.5
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 1.3 to 2.5
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0.7 to 1.2
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 5.2 to 10.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5