C70260 Copper vs. C94900 Bronze
Both C70260 copper and C94900 bronze are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C70260 copper and the bottom bar is C94900 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.5 to 19 | |
| 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
| 41 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 760 | |
| 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 to 650 | |
| 130 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 220 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 200 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1060 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 910 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 370 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 40 to 50 | |
| 14 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 40 to 51 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 32 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.9 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 | |
| 55 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 46 to 140 | |
| 41 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 710 to 1810 | |
| 72 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 6.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 24 | |
| 9.4 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 21 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 95.8 to 98.8 | |
| 79 to 81 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |