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C53400 Bronze vs. C70260 Copper

Both C53400 bronze and C70260 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C53400 bronze and the bottom bar is C70260 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 720
520 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 950
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 69
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
40 to 50
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
40 to 51

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
16 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
16 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
18 to 27

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 91.8 to 95.7
95.8 to 98.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.35
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Tin (Sn), % 3.5 to 5.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5