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C61800 Bronze vs. C96700 Copper

Both C61800 bronze and C96700 copper are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C61800 bronze and the bottom bar is C96700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
140
Elongation at Break, % 26
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
53
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
1210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 220
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1040
1110
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 64
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
90
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 18
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.5 to 11
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 86.9 to 91
62.4 to 68.8
Iron (Fe), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5