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C60800 Bronze vs. C81500 Copper

Both C60800 bronze and C81500 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C60800 bronze and the bottom bar is C81500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 55
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 80
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 18
83

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
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.0 to 6.5
0 to 0.1
Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.35
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 92.5 to 95
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5