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C81500 Copper vs. C64800 Bronze

Both C81500 copper and C64800 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is C64800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
8.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
260
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
65
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
66

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
33
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
51
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
1680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
75
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0 to 0.090
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
92.4 to 98.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5