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C53800 Bronze vs. C16500 Copper

Both C53800 bronze and C16500 copper are copper alloys. They have 87% 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 C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 470
200 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
61

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
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 85.1 to 86.5
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
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
0.5 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5