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C65500 Bronze vs. C96700 Copper

Both C65500 bronze and C96700 copper are copper alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C65500 bronze and the bottom bar is C96700 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
140
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 70
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
53
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 760
1210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 430
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1170
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1110
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 36
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
90
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 450
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 790
1080
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 24
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 26
40

Alloy Composition

Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.1 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 91.5 to 96.7
62.4 to 68.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.8
0.4 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.3
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 2.8 to 3.8
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5