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C55180 Copper vs. C67500 Bronze

Both C55180 copper and C67500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55180 copper and the bottom bar is C67500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 20
14 to 33
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
430 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
170 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 710
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 200
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
61 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 48
130 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.4
15 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.8
16 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 94.7 to 95.2
57 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0
0.8 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 4.8 to 5.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.1 to 41.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5