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C65500 Bronze vs. CR015A Copper

Both C65500 bronze and CR015A copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C65500 bronze and the bottom bar is CR015A copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 70
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 760
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
98
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
99

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
33
Density, g/cm3 8.6
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 450
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 790
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
9.0
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
7.8

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.00050
Copper (Cu), % 91.5 to 96.7
99.883 to 99.939
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0070
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.8
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.060 to 0.080
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0