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C53800 Bronze vs. C18200 Copper

Both C53800 bronze and C18200 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 C18200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.3
11 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Shear Strength, MPa 470
210 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
310 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
97 to 450

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
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
80
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
81

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
43 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
40 to 860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
9.6 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
93
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 85.1 to 86.5
98.6 to 99.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 13.1 to 13.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0