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C38500 Bronze vs. C81500 Copper

Both C38500 bronze and C81500 copper are copper alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C38500 bronze and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
31
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 78
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 59
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 36.7 to 42.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5