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C61500 Bronze vs. C82200 Copper

Both C61500 bronze and C82200 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61500 bronze and the bottom bar is C82200 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
8.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
210 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
55
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
74
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
49 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
180 to 1130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
14 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.35 to 0.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
97.4 to 98.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
1.0 to 2.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5