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C65500 Bronze vs. C11600 Copper

Both C65500 bronze and C11600 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C65500 bronze and the bottom bar is C11600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 70
2.7 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
43
Shear Strength, MPa 260 to 440
160 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 760
230 to 410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
77 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1030
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
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
35
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
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 450
9.7 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 790
25 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
7.2 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
9.4 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
8.2 to 15

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 91.5 to 96.7
99.78 to 99.915
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
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.8
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.085 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1

Comparable Variants