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C60800 Bronze vs. C16500 Copper

Both C60800 bronze and C16500 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 C60800 bronze and the bottom bar is C16500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 55
1.5 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
43
Shear Strength, MPa 290
200 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
280 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
97 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
340
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 80
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 18
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
31
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
7.8 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
41 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
74
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
9.8 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.35
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 92.5 to 95
97.8 to 98.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5