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C81500 Copper vs. C63600 Bronze

Both C81500 copper and C63600 bronze are copper alloys. They have a very high 95% 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 C63600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
30 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
410 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
150 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
210
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
57
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
30
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
98 to 290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
100 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
13 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
3.0 to 4.0
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
93 to 96.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.7 to 1.3
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5