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C82400 Copper vs. C86800 Bronze

Both C82400 copper and C86800 bronze are copper alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C82400 copper and the bottom bar is C86800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
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
53.5 to 57
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
1.0 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
2.5 to 4.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
28.3 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0