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C65400 Bronze vs. C15100 Copper

Both C65400 bronze and C15100 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C65400 bronze and the bottom bar is C15100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.6 to 47
2.0 to 36
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 82 to 120
30 to 64
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 71 to 92
48 to 65
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 530
170 to 270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1060
260 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 910
69 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 960
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
360
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
95
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
95

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 480
9.3 to 71
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 3640
21 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 34
8.1 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 27
10 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 39
9.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Chromium (Cr), % 0.010 to 0.12
0
Copper (Cu), % 93.8 to 96.1
99.8 to 99.95
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.7 to 3.4
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.2 to 1.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants