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C53800 Bronze vs. C11600 Copper

Both C53800 bronze and C11600 copper are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C53800 bronze and the bottom bar is C11600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
2.7 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 470
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
77 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
35
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
9.7 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
25 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 85.1 to 86.5
99.78 to 99.915
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.030
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.085 to 0.12
Tin (Sn), % 13.1 to 13.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1