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C81500 Copper vs. C93800 Bronze

Both C81500 copper and C93800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C93800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
96
Elongation at Break, % 17
9.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.35
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
35
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
340
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 320
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 82
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 83
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
31
Density, g/cm3 8.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
17
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
70
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
5.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
8.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 91
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 1.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.4 to 99.6
75 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
13 to 16
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
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0