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C81500 Copper vs. C61900 Bronze

Both C81500 copper and C61900 bronze are copper alloys. They have 87% 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 C81500 copper and the bottom bar is C61900 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
21 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
570 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
79
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
28
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
230 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
19 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
8.5 to 10
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
83.6 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 4.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5