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C86200 Bronze vs. C96600 Copper

Both C86200 bronze and C96600 copper are copper alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86200 bronze and the bottom bar is C96600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
140
Elongation at Break, % 21
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 35
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
65
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.8
8.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.0 to 4.9
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 66
63.5 to 69.8
Iron (Fe), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.8 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
29 to 33
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 22 to 28
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5