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C82500 Copper vs. C95520 Bronze

Both C82500 copper and C95520 bronze are copper alloys. They have 79% 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 C82500 copper and the bottom bar is C95520 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
120
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
2.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 1100
970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 980
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 280
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 21
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 94
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 4000
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 35
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 27
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 38
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
10.5 to 11.5
Beryllium (Be), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Cobalt (Co), % 0.15 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 95.3 to 97.8
74.5 to 81.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
4.0 to 5.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
4.2 to 6.0
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5