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C83800 Bronze vs. C96600 Copper

Both C83800 bronze and C96600 copper are copper alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83800 bronze and the bottom bar is C96600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
140
Elongation at Break, % 20
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 15
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
65
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
8.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 83.8
63.5 to 69.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.3
0.8 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
29 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.15
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
0 to 0.5