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C81400 Copper vs. C61500 Bronze

Both C81400 copper and C61500 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C81400 copper and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
13
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
27 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.7 to 8.3
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 98.4 to 99.38
89 to 90.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.015
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5