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C61800 Bronze vs. C81500 Copper

Both C61800 bronze and C81500 copper are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61800 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, % 26
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
82
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
83

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
91
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 11
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 86.9 to 91
97.4 to 99.6
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5