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C82400 Copper vs. C87300 Bronze

Both C82400 copper and C87300 bronze are copper alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C82400 copper and the bottom bar is C87300 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1030
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 970
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 270
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
6.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
6.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 10 to 83
62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 3870
86
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 33
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 26
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 36
13

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
94 to 95.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5