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C53800 Bronze vs. C15000 Copper

Both C53800 bronze and C15000 copper are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C53800 bronze and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 470
150 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
45 to 460

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
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 85.1 to 86.5
99.8 to 99.9
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
Tin (Sn), % 13.1 to 13.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0