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C86500 Bronze vs. C18600 Copper

Both C86500 bronze and C18600 copper are copper alloys. They have 58% 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 C86500 bronze and the bottom bar is C18600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 25
8.0 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
520 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
500 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 86
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 22
70
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 25
71

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
44 to 58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1060 to 1180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
81
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
96.5 to 99.55
Iron (Fe), % 0.4 to 2.0
0.25 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 36 to 42
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.050 to 0.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5