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C53800 Bronze vs. C17500 Copper

Both C53800 bronze and C17500 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 C17500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
6.0 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
45
Shear Strength, MPa 470
200 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
310 to 860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
170 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
24 to 53
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
24 to 54

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
60
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 420
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
30 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
120 to 2390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
9.7 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
11 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
59
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
11 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.4 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 85.1 to 86.5
95.6 to 97.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 13.1 to 13.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5