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C81500 Copper vs. C50100 Bronze

Both C81500 copper and C50100 bronze are copper alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 C81500 copper and the bottom bar is C50100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
82

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
230
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
55
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
55

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
8.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
98.6 to 99.49
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5