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C82400 Copper vs. C62500 Bronze

Both C82400 copper and C62500 bronze are copper alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C82400 copper and the bottom bar is C62500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
1.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
410

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
6.0
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
12.5 to 13.5
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
78.5 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
3.5 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5