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C53800 Bronze vs. C12500 Copper

Both C53800 bronze and C12500 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C53800 bronze and the bottom bar is C12500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
1.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 470
150 to 220
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
220 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
75 to 390

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
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
92
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
5.6 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
24 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
6.9 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.1 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
7.8 to 15

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.012
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Copper (Cu), % 85.1 to 86.5
99.88 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.030
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.0040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 13.1 to 13.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3