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C61400 Bronze vs. C19700 Copper

Both C61400 bronze and C19700 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C61400 bronze and the bottom bar is C19700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 40
2.4 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 380
240 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 570
400 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 270
330 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 420
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 67
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 14
86 to 88
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
87 to 89

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
30
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160 to 170
12 to 49
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 310
460 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 19
12 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
73
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
14 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 92.5
97.4 to 99.59
Iron (Fe), % 1.5 to 3.5
0.3 to 1.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.010 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0.1 to 0.4
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2