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C55181 Copper vs. C64800 Bronze

Both C55181 copper and C64800 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55181 copper and the bottom bar is C64800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200
640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 790
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 710
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
33
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.5
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.9
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
23

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.090
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 92.4 to 93
92.4 to 98.8
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 7.0 to 7.5
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5