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C50100 Bronze vs. C81400 Copper

Both C50100 bronze and C81400 copper are copper alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C50100 bronze and the bottom bar is C81400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 40
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 82
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 230
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 55
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 55
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
36
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 29
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5
13

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 98.6 to 99.49
98.4 to 99.38
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.010 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5