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C64200 Bronze vs. C15000 Copper

Both C64200 bronze and C15000 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64200 bronze and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 35
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 390
150 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 640
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 320
45 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 980
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
93
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
31
Density, g/cm3 8.3
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 73 to 170
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 470
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 6.3 to 7.6
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.15
0
Copper (Cu), % 88.2 to 92.2
99.8 to 99.9
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0