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C67600 Bronze vs. C15000 Copper

Both C67600 bronze and C15000 copper are copper alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C67600 bronze and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 33
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 350
150 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 570
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 380
45 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
93
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 130
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 680
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 20
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 19
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 57 to 60
99.8 to 99.9
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 1.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.050 to 0.5
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.2 to 41.6
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0