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C51100 Bronze vs. C82600 Copper

Both C51100 bronze and C82600 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C51100 bronze and the bottom bar is C82600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 50
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
570 to 1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 93 to 700
320 to 1070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 84
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 140
11 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 38 to 2170
430 to 4690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
18 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
17 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 25
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
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), % 93.8 to 96.5
94.9 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 4.9
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5