C82800 Copper vs. C61400 Bronze
Both C82800 copper and C61400 bronze are copper alloys. They have 90% 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 C82800 copper and the bottom bar is C61400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 to 20 | |
| 34 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 46 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 to 1140 | |
| 540 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1000 | |
| 220 to 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 220 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 310 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 930 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 67 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 18 | |
| 14 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 19 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 190 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 11 to 110 | |
| 160 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 590 to 4080 | |
| 210 to 310 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.8 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 28 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 36 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 39 | |
| 18 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| 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 | |
| 86 to 92.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 1.5 to 3.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |