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C81500 Copper vs. C92600 Bronze

Both C81500 copper and C92600 bronze are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is C92600 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
67
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
34
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
74
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
88
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
9.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
86 to 88.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
9.3 to 10.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
1.3 to 2.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7