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C83800 Bronze vs. C15000 Copper

Both C83800 bronze and C15000 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 C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 20
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
45 to 460

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
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
93
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
31
Density, g/cm3 8.8
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 83.8
99.8 to 99.9
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
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
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0