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C81400 Copper vs. C61000 Bronze

Both C81400 copper and C61000 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 C81400 copper and the bottom bar is C61000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
29 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 69
60 to 85
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
390 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
150 to 190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
110 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
100 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
13 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
14 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
6.0 to 8.5
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 98.4 to 99.38
90.2 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5