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C86800 Bronze vs. C17300 Copper

Both C86800 bronze and C17300 copper are copper alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C86800 bronze and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 22
3.0 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
500 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
160 to 1200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
40 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
110 to 5410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
16 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 53.5 to 57
95.5 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.6
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.5 to 4.0
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.3 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5