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C81500 Copper vs. C93200 Bronze

Both C81500 copper and C93200 bronze are copper alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C81500 copper and the bottom bar is C93200 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
100
Elongation at Break, % 17
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
32
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
370

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
76
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
9.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
81 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
6.3 to 7.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
2.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0