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C82800 Copper vs. C51100 Bronze

Both C82800 copper and C51100 bronze are copper alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C82800 copper and the bottom bar is C51100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 20
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 45 to 85
67 to 93
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1140
330 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1000
93 to 700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 310
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 18
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 110
18 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 590 to 4080
38 to 2170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 39
12 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Beryllium (Be), % 2.5 to 2.9
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0.15 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 94.6 to 97.2
93.8 to 96.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.030 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.1
3.5 to 4.9
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5