C53800 Bronze vs. C18600 Copper
Both C53800 bronze and C18600 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 C18600 copper.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.3 | |
8.0 to 11 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
44 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 470 | |
310 to 340 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 830 | |
520 to 580 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 | |
500 to 520 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 160 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 980 | |
1090 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 800 | |
1070 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 360 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 61 | |
280 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
70 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.3 | |
71 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 37 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.9 | |
2.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 64 | |
46 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 420 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 18 | |
44 to 58 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 2020 | |
1060 to 1180 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 6.8 | |
7.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
16 to 18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
16 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 19 | |
81 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 | |
19 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 1.0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Copper (Cu), % | 85.1 to 86.5 | |
96.5 to 99.55 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0.25 to 0.8 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Tin (Sn), % | 13.1 to 13.9 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.5 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
0.050 to 0.4 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |