C65400 Bronze vs. C18200 Copper
Both C65400 bronze and C18200 copper are copper alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 C65400 bronze and the bottom bar is C18200 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
120 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.6 to 47 | |
11 to 40 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.34 |
Rockwell B Hardness | 82 to 120 | |
65 to 82 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 43 | |
44 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 530 | |
210 to 320 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 1060 | |
310 to 530 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 170 to 910 | |
97 to 450 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
210 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1020 | |
1080 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 960 | |
1070 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 36 | |
320 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
18 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
80 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.3 | |
81 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
8.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
41 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
310 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 10 to 480 | |
43 to 96 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 3640 | |
40 to 860 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
7.3 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 34 | |
9.6 to 16 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 27 | |
11 to 16 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 | |
93 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 39 | |
11 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.010 to 0.12 | |
0.6 to 1.2 |
Copper (Cu), % | 93.8 to 96.1 | |
98.6 to 99.4 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Silicon (Si), % | 2.7 to 3.4 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Tin (Sn), % | 1.2 to 1.9 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0 |