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C38500 Bronze vs. C82600 Copper

Both C38500 bronze and C82600 copper are copper alloys. They have 57% 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 C38500 bronze and the bottom bar is C82600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
570 to 1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
320 to 1070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
11 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 78
430 to 4690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
18 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
17 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
2.3 to 2.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 59
94.9 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 36.7 to 42.5
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5