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C61500 Bronze vs. C82500 Copper

Both C61500 bronze and C82500 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C82500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 970
550 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150 to 720
310 to 980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 58
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 380
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27 to 200
11 to 94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 2310
400 to 4000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 32
18 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
17 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 16
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 34
19 to 38

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 7.7 to 8.3
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.15 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 90.5
95.3 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5