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C53400 Bronze vs. C15900 Copper

Both C53400 bronze and C15900 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C53400 bronze and the bottom bar is C15900 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 67 to 93
95
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 69
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
48
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
49

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
30
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
80
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.76 to 0.84
Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.33
Copper (Cu), % 91.8 to 95.7
97.5 to 97.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0.4 to 0.54
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 5.8
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.66 to 0.74
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0