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C82400 Copper vs. C62300 Bronze

Both C82400 copper and C62300 bronze are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C82400 copper and the bottom bar is C62300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
18 to 32
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
570 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
54
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
95 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
240 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
19 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
8.5 to 10
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
83.2 to 89.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
2.0 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5