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C83800 Bronze vs. C12600 Copper

Both C83800 bronze and C12600 copper are copper alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C83800 bronze and the bottom bar is C12600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 20
56
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
30
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
9.5

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 83.8
99.5 to 99.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0
Lead (Pb), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 3.3 to 4.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 8.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0