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C87600 Bronze vs. C15500 Copper

Both C87600 bronze and C15500 copper are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87600 bronze and the bottom bar is C15500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 18
3.0 to 37
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
280 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
130 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 190
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1080
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
350
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
90
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.4
91

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
33
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
360

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71
15 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
72 to 1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
8.6 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
11 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
100
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
9.8 to 20

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 88 to 92.5
99.75 to 99.853
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0.080 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
0.027 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 4.0 to 7.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2