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C81500 Copper vs. C65400 Bronze

Both C81500 copper and C65400 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is C65400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
2.6 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
500 to 1060
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
170 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
960
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
10 to 480
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
130 to 3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
16 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
16 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0.010 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
93.8 to 96.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
2.7 to 3.4
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
1.2 to 1.9
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2