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C86700 Bronze vs. C19500 Copper

Both C86700 bronze and C19500 copper are copper alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86700 bronze and the bottom bar is C19500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 17
2.3 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
380 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
120 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
50 to 56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
50 to 57

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86
14 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
59 to 1530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.020
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
94.9 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
1.0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0.1 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 38
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2