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C81500 Copper vs. C51100 Bronze

Both C81500 copper and C51100 bronze are copper alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is C51100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
330 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
93 to 700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
32
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
18 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
38 to 2170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
93.8 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
3.5 to 4.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5