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C51900 Bronze vs. C82600 Copper

Both C51900 bronze and C82600 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 C51900 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, % 14 to 29
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 620
570 to 1140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 570
320 to 1070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 55 to 180
11 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 680 to 1450
430 to 4690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 19
18 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
17 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 20
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 22
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), % 91.7 to 95
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), % 5.0 to 7.0
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