C55180 Copper vs. C95300 Bronze
Both C55180 copper and C95300 bronze are copper alloys. They have 88% 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 C95300 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
110 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
14 to 25 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.34 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
42 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 200 | |
520 to 610 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 100 | |
190 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
230 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
220 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 920 | |
1050 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 710 | |
1040 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
440 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 200 | |
63 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
18 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 29 | |
28 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.5 | |
3.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
52 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 290 | |
390 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 34 | |
73 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 48 | |
170 to 420 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
7.5 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 6.4 | |
17 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.8 | |
17 to 19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 56 | |
17 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 7.9 | |
19 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
9.0 to 11 |
Copper (Cu), % | 94.7 to 95.2 | |
86.5 to 90.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 4.8 to 5.2 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |