C82600 Copper vs. C61000 Bronze
Both C82600 copper and C61000 bronze are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 C82600 copper and the bottom bar is C61000 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 20 | |
| 29 to 50 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 42 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 to 1140 | |
| 390 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 1070 | |
| 150 to 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 220 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 300 | |
| 210 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 950 | |
| 1040 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 860 | |
| 990 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 69 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 19 | |
| 15 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 20 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 49 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 370 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 to 97 | |
| 110 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 430 to 4690 | |
| 100 to 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.8 | |
| 7.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 36 | |
| 13 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 28 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 39 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 6.0 to 8.5 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 2.3 to 2.6 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0.35 to 0.65 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 94.9 to 97.2 | |
| 90.2 to 94 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |