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C70250 Copper vs. C91600 Bronze

Both C70250 copper and C91600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C70250 copper and the bottom bar is C91600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 740
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 220
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1100
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
860
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 170
71
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36 to 50
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37 to 51
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
36
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 23
9.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 21
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 49
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 26
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 92.7 to 97.5
85.9 to 89.1
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.050 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.2 to 4.2
1.2 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 1.2
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.7 to 10.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0