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C81400 Copper vs. C63000 Bronze

Both C81400 copper and C63000 bronze are copper alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81400 copper and the bottom bar is C63000 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 11
7.9 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
660 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
330 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
7.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
29
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
47 to 82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
470 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
9.0 to 11
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 98.4 to 99.38
76.8 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5