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C86700 Bronze vs. C15000 Copper

Both C86700 bronze and C15000 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 C86700 bronze and the bottom bar is C15000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
13 to 54
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
200 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
45 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
93
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
93

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
19 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
8.7 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
6.2 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
8.5 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
7.3 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
99.8 to 99.9
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 38
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 1.0
0