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C63020 Bronze vs. C15500 Copper

Both C63020 bronze and C15500 copper are copper alloys. They have 78% 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 C63020 bronze and the bottom bar is C15500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
3.0 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Shear Strength, MPa 600
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740
130 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 230
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
33
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 58
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63
15 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2320
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.0
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35
9.8 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 10 to 11
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.050
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 74.7 to 81.8
99.75 to 99.853
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.2 to 6.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2