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C64700 Bronze vs. C15500 Copper

Both C64700 bronze and C15500 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C64700 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, % 9.0
3.0 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Shear Strength, MPa 390
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
130 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 210
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 38
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 57
15 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
9.8 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 95.8 to 98
99.75 to 99.853
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 1.6 to 2.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2