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C62500 Bronze vs. C82000 Copper

Both C62500 bronze and C82000 copper are copper alloys. They have 82% 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 C62500 bronze and the bottom bar is C82000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0
8.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 29
55 to 95
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
350 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
140 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
45
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
60
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 410
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.0
51 to 55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750
80 to 1120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
76
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
12 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 12.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.1
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.45 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.2 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 84
95.2 to 97.4
Iron (Fe), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5