C67400 Bronze vs. C18700 Copper
Both C67400 bronze and C18700 copper are copper alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 C67400 bronze and the bottom bar is C18700 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 28 | |
| 9.0 to 9.6 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 43 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 350 | |
| 170 to 190 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 480 to 610 | |
| 290 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 370 | |
| 230 to 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 130 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 890 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 870 | |
| 950 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 100 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 23 | |
| 98 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 26 | |
| 99 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 9.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
| 41 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
| 24 to 29 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 to 660 | |
| 240 to 280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 22 | |
| 9.0 to 10 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 11 to 12 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 32 | |
| 110 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 10 to 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 57 to 60 | |
| 98 to 99.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.8 to 1.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 2.0 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 31.1 to 40 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |