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C81400 Copper vs. C99600 Bronze

Both C81400 copper and C99600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 56% 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 C81400 copper and the bottom bar is C99600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
150
Elongation at Break, % 11
27 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
250 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1070
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
22
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36
130 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
210 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.8
Beryllium (Be), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 98.4 to 99.38
50.8 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0
39 to 45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3