C82400 Copper vs. C53400 Bronze
Both C82400 copper and C53400 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C82400 copper and the bottom bar is C53400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 45 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 1030 | |
| 330 to 720 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 270 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1000 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 900 | |
| 950 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 69 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 25 | |
| 15 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 26 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.9 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.6 | |
| 7.0 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 33 | |
| 10 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 26 | |
| 12 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 39 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 36 | |
| 12 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 1.6 to 1.9 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0.2 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 96 to 98.2 | |
| 91.8 to 95.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.35 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 3.5 to 5.8 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |