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C81500 Copper vs. C53400 Bronze

Both C81500 copper and C53400 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is C53400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
330 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
15

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
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.0
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
21
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
91.8 to 95.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0.8 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
3.5 to 5.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5